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 61.9%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Kyoto Sanga had a probability of 14.94%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.02%) and 2-1 (9.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.69%), while for a Kyoto Sanga win it was 0-1 (6.17%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood.