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 Vissel Kobe win with a probability of 36.88%. A win for Nagoya Grampus had a probability of 34.26% and a draw had a probability of 28.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vissel Kobe win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.63%) and 0-2 (7%). The likeliest Nagoya Grampus win was 1-0 (11.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.35%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.4% likelihood.