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 54.17%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 21.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Tokyo win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.39%) and 2-1 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.69%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 0-1 (7.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Tokyo would win this match.