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 Consadole Sapporo win with a probability of 40.24%. A win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a probability of 32.14% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Consadole Sapporo win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.32%) and 2-0 (7.49%). The likeliest Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 (10.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.02%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13% likelihood.
