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 Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 63.06%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 17.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.08%) and 0-1 (8.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.86%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 2-1 (4.79%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kawasaki Frontale would win this match.