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 57.68%. A draw had a probability of 24.2% and a win for Shonan Bellmare had a probability of 18.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.63%) and 2-1 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.35%), while for a Shonan Bellmare win it was 0-1 (6.81%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood.