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 Urawa Red Diamonds win with a probability of 48.56%. A win for Pohang Steelers had a probability of 25.81% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.31%) and 2-0 (8.95%). The likeliest Pohang Steelers win was 0-1 (7.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.18%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.