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 Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 78.09%. A draw had a probability of 14.5% and a win for Gamba Osaka had a probability of 7.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.34%) and 1-0 (10.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.91%), while for a Gamba Osaka win it was 0-1 (2.77%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kawasaki Frontale would win this match.