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 Vissel Kobe win with a probability of 63.14%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 16.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vissel Kobe win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.97%) and 1-2 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.87%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-0 (4.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 11% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Vissel Kobe in this match.