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 Urawa Red Diamonds win with a probability of 42.26%. A win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 30.53% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.6%) and 2-0 (7.87%). The likeliest Vegalta Sendai win was 0-1 (9.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.86%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Urawa Red Diamonds would win this match.
