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 Sanfrecce Hiroshima win with a probability of 61.62%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for FC Tokyo had a probability of 16.18%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.83%) and 2-1 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.52%), while for a FC Tokyo win it was 0-1 (5.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.