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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win with a probability of 51.35%. A draw had a probability of 27% and a win for Shonan Bellmare had a probability of 21.63%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.74%) and 1-2 (8.84%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.36%), while for a Shonan Bellmare win it was 1-0 (8.65%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.4% likelihood.