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 FC Tokyo win with a probability of 47.2%. A draw had a probability of 28.6% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 24.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Tokyo win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.9%) and 1-2 (8.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.85%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-0 (9.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FC Tokyo would win this match.