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 46.65%. A win for Yokohama F Marinos had a probability of 27.97% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.27%) and 2-0 (8.2%). The likeliest Yokohama F Marinos win was 0-1 (7.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.06%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.
