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 Urawa Red Diamonds win with a probability of 54.83%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Sanfrecce Hiroshima had a probability of 20.67%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.53%) and 2-1 (9.58%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.6%), while for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win it was 0-1 (7.03%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood.
