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 Cerezo Osaka win with a probability of 47.03%. A draw had a probability of 26.5% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 26.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cerezo Osaka win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.04%) and 0-2 (8.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.54%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-0 (8.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.5% likelihood.
