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 46.24%. A win for Urawa Red Diamonds had a probability of 27.75% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.13%) and 2-0 (8.44%). The likeliest Urawa Red Diamonds win was 0-1 (8.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.36%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood.