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 Yokohama F Marinos win with a probability of 55.77%. A win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 22.75% and a draw had a probability of 21.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.01%) and 0-1 (7.96%). The likeliest Vegalta Sendai win was 2-1 (5.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Yokohama F Marinos would win this match.