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 Vissel Kobe win with a probability of 42.14%. A win for Kyoto Sanga had a probability of 30.92% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.

The most likely scoreline for a Vissel Kobe win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.65%) and 0-2 (7.73%). The likeliest Kyoto Sanga win was 1-0 (9.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood.