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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win with a probability of 49.89%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Yokohama FC had a probability of 24.12%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.62%) and 1-2 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.27%), while for a Yokohama FC win it was 1-0 (8.15%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sanfrecce Hiroshima would win this match.