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 50.41%. A win for Yokohama F Marinos had a probability of 25.92% and a draw had a probability of 23.66%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kashima Antlers win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.41%) and 2-0 (8.16%). The likeliest Yokohama F Marinos win was 1-2 (6.54%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood.