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 Sagan Tosu win with a probability of 39.78%. A win for Gamba Osaka had a probability of 34.84% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sagan Tosu win was 0-1 with a probability of 9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.64%) and 0-2 (6.48%). The likeliest Gamba Osaka win was 1-0 (8.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.99%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sagan Tosu would win this match.