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 Urawa Red Diamonds win with a probability of 39.27%. A win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 36.05% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.09%) and 0-2 (6.04%). The likeliest Shimizu S-Pulse win was 2-1 (8.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.5%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Urawa Red Diamonds in this match.