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 55.53%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Kashiwa Reysol had a probability of 19.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vissel Kobe win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.98%) and 2-1 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.62%), while for a Kashiwa Reysol win it was 0-1 (7.12%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.