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 Sagan Tosu win with a probability of 39.65%. A win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 32.92% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sagan Tosu win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.31%) and 2-0 (7.28%). The likeliest Shimizu S-Pulse win was 0-1 (10.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13% likelihood.