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 Kashima Antlers win with a probability of 40.07%. A win for FC Tokyo had a probability of 32.4% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.33%) and 2-0 (7.42%). The likeliest FC Tokyo win was 0-1 (10.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.