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 67.19%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Urawa Red Diamonds had a probability of 12.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (13.4%) and 1-2 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.58%), while for a Urawa Red Diamonds win it was 1-0 (4.87%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood.
