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 79.93%. A draw had a probability of 13.2% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 6.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.24%) and 1-0 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.26%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 0-1 (2.33%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood.