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 76.89%. A draw had a probability of 14.4% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 8.71%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.98%) and 2-1 (8.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.73%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-2 (2.65%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Yokohama F Marinos would win this match.
