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 54.15%. A win for Consadole Sapporo had a probability of 23.22% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.22%) and 2-0 (8.58%). The likeliest Consadole Sapporo win was 1-2 (6.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.54%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Yokohama F Marinos in this match.