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 Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 68.94%. A draw had a probability of 17% and a win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 14.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.75%) and 1-3 (7.89%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.42%), while for a Shimizu S-Pulse win it was 2-1 (3.97%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.