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 Kashima Antlers win with a probability of 61.65%. A draw had a probability of 24.2% and a win for Oita Trinita had a probability of 14.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 0-1 with a probability of 16.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (13.84%) and 1-2 (8.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.71%), while for a Oita Trinita win it was 1-0 (6.57%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood.