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 Urawa Red Diamonds win with a probability of 45.43%. A win for Yokohama FC had a probability of 28.66% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.1%) and 0-2 (8.15%). The likeliest Yokohama FC win was 1-0 (8.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.32%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Urawa Red Diamonds would win this match.