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 Consadole Sapporo win with a probability of 43.83%. A win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 29.41% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Consadole Sapporo win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.82%) and 0-2 (8.11%). The likeliest Shimizu S-Pulse win was 1-0 (9.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.68%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood.