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 38.17%. A win for Shonan Bellmare had a probability of 33.37% and a draw had a probability of 28.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.89%) and 0-2 (7.22%). The likeliest Shonan Bellmare win was 1-0 (11.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.26%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood.