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 38.37%. A win for Kawasaki Frontale had a probability of 35.64% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.41%) and 2-0 (6.45%). The likeliest Kawasaki Frontale win was 0-1 (9.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.34%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.