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 41.92%. A win for Vissel Kobe had a probability of 33.38% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Consadole Sapporo win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.56%) and 2-0 (6.6%). The likeliest Vissel Kobe win was 1-2 (7.8%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.55%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood.