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 62.02%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Gamba Osaka had a probability of 17.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.85%) and 1-0 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.56%), while for a Gamba Osaka win it was 1-2 (4.82%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Yokohama F Marinos would win this match.