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 Kashima Antlers win with a probability of 41.58%. A win for Vissel Kobe had a probability of 30.3% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.31%) and 0-2 (8.01%). The likeliest Vissel Kobe win was 1-0 (10.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood.