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 77.06%. A draw had a probability of 14.8% and a win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 8.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.69%) and 0-1 (10.08%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.03%), while for a Shimizu S-Pulse win it was 1-0 (2.78%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Kawasaki Frontale in this match.