Yokohama Marinos have been abysmal of late and were perhaps a tad lucky to have come away from their midweek cup tie unscathed. We are tipping Kashima Antlers to carry the day in this one come the sound of the final whistle.
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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 47.98%. A win for Kashima Antlers had a probability of 28.67% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.17%) and 2-0 (7.18%). The likeliest Kashima Antlers win was 1-2 (7.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.7%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Yokohama F Marinos would win this match.
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