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 48.19%. A win for Consadole Sapporo had a probability of 26.93% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.43%) and 2-0 (8.35%). The likeliest Consadole Sapporo win was 0-1 (7.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.81%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.