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 Gamba Osaka win with a probability of 57.53%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 19.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gamba Osaka win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.8%) and 2-1 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.1%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 0-1 (6.32%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood.