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 Kashima Antlers win with a probability of 50.54%. A draw had a probability of 25.8% and a win for Shonan Bellmare had a probability of 23.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.76%) and 1-2 (9.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.2%), while for a Shonan Bellmare win it was 1-0 (8.03%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8% likelihood.