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 Shimizu S-Pulse win with a probability of 37.59%. A win for Gamba Osaka had a probability of 33.12% and a draw had a probability of 29.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shimizu S-Pulse win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.59%) and 2-0 (7.28%). The likeliest Gamba Osaka win was 0-1 (11.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.4% likelihood.