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 Cerezo Osaka win with a probability of 44.24%. A win for Yokohama FC had a probability of 29.85% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cerezo Osaka win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.02%) and 0-2 (7.81%). The likeliest Yokohama FC win was 1-0 (8.42%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.32%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cerezo Osaka would win this match.