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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win with a probability of 44.43%. A win for Johor Darul Ta'zim had a probability of 32.01% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.58%) and 2-0 (7.97%). The likeliest Johor Darul Ta'zim win was 0-1 (8.17%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.02%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood.