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 Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 49.58%. A win for Kashima Antlers had a probability of 26.36% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.57%) and 2-0 (8.21%). The likeliest Kashima Antlers win was 0-1 (6.71%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.33%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kawasaki Frontale would win this match.