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 Vegalta Sendai win with a probability of 37.76%. A win for Shimizu S-Pulse had a probability of 35.78% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vegalta Sendai win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.27%) and 2-0 (6.5%). The likeliest Shimizu S-Pulse win was 0-1 (9.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.58%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.