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 Kashiwa Reysol win with a probability of 38.48%. A win for Kyoto Sanga had a probability of 33.71% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashiwa Reysol win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.09%) and 2-0 (7.11%). The likeliest Kyoto Sanga win was 0-1 (10.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6% likelihood.