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 Urawa Red Diamonds win with a probability of 46.78%. A draw had a probability of 26.7% and a win for Sagan Tosu had a probability of 26.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9%) and 0-2 (8.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.59%), while for a Sagan Tosu win it was 1-0 (8.81%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Urawa Red Diamonds would win this match.