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 69.38%. A draw had a probability of 17.5% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 13.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.63%) and 1-0 (8.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.11%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-2 (3.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood.