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 Vissel Kobe win with a probability of 42.9%. A win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 29.83% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vissel Kobe win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.63%) and 0-2 (8.07%). The likeliest Shimizu S-Pulse win was 1-0 (9.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.87%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 9% likelihood.
