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 62.09%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for Yokohama FC had a probability of 16.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.6%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.34%), while for a Yokohama FC win it was 0-1 (5.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood.