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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win with a probability of 52.27%. A draw had a probability of 24.4% and a win for Consadole Sapporo had a probability of 23.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.64%) and 2-0 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.6%), while for a Consadole Sapporo win it was 0-1 (6.99%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.