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 Kyoto Sanga win with a probability of 37.63%. A win for Tokyo Verdy had a probability of 35.9% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Kyoto Sanga win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.26%) and 2-0 (6.48%). The likeliest Tokyo Verdy win was 0-1 (9.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.58%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood.