Data Analysis
Our analysis of all available data, including recent performances and player stats up until an hour before kickoff, suggested the most likely outcome of this match was a Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 55.25%. A win for Consadole Sapporo had a probability of 23.19% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.89%) and 0-1 (7.87%). The likeliest Consadole Sapporo win was 2-1 (5.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.71%). The actual scoreline of 1-6 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kawasaki Frontale would win this match.