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 61.73%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Consadole Sapporo had a probability of 17.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.8%) and 1-0 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.6%), while for a Consadole Sapporo win it was 1-2 (4.87%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.
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