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 71.32%. A draw had a probability of 17.2% and a win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 11.47%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.84%) and 2-1 (9.53%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.13%), while for a Shimizu S-Pulse win it was 0-1 (3.46%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kawasaki Frontale would win this match.