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 44.78%. A win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 28.66% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Tokyo win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.93%) and 2-0 (8.28%). The likeliest Vegalta Sendai win was 0-1 (8.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.59%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for FC Tokyo in this match.