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 54.43%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 21.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.19%) and 2-1 (9.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.54%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 0-1 (6.9%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.5% likelihood.