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 48.5%. A win for Kashiwa Reysol had a probability of 28.27% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.13%) and 2-0 (7.22%). The likeliest Kashiwa Reysol win was 1-2 (6.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.62%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Yokohama F Marinos would win this match.