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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win with a probability of 50.15%. A draw had a probability of 26.9% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 22.93%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.22%) and 1-2 (8.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.46%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-0 (8.7%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood.