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 FC Tokyo win with a probability of 36.91%. A win for Kashima Antlers had a probability of 34.68% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Tokyo win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.76%) and 2-0 (6.9%). The likeliest Kashima Antlers win was 0-1 (11.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.26%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.