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 43%. A win for Urawa Red Diamonds had a probability of 30.78% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.87%) and 0-2 (7.64%). The likeliest Urawa Red Diamonds win was 1-0 (8.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood.