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 46.32%. A win for Gamba Osaka had a probability of 29.36% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vissel Kobe win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.09%) and 2-0 (7.43%). The likeliest Gamba Osaka win was 1-2 (7.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.39%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood.