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 49.25%. A win for Urawa Red Diamonds had a probability of 25.63% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.44%) and 2-0 (8.85%). The likeliest Urawa Red Diamonds win was 0-1 (7.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.94%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood.