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 Consadole Sapporo win with a probability of 38.45%. A win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 35.57% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Consadole Sapporo win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.43%) and 0-2 (6.46%). The likeliest Vegalta Sendai win was 1-0 (9.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.