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 Kawasaki Frontale win with a probability of 58.22%. A win for Yokohama F Marinos had a probability of 21.2% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kawasaki Frontale win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.99%) and 1-0 (7.51%). The likeliest Yokohama F Marinos win was 1-2 (5.56%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.14%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Kawasaki Frontale would win this match.