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 Kashima Antlers win with a probability of 46.92%. A win for Cerezo Osaka had a probability of 28.43% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.

The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.36%) and 2-0 (7.82%). The likeliest Cerezo Osaka win was 0-1 (7.24%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood.