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 Yokohama F Marinos win with a probability of 59.82%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Cerezo Osaka had a probability of 19.64%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.72%) and 1-0 (8.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.34%), while for a Cerezo Osaka win it was 1-2 (5.28%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.