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 62.49%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for Yokohama F Marinos had a probability of 18.61%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.77%) and 3-1 (7.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.08%), while for a Yokohama F Marinos win it was 1-2 (4.93%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sanfrecce Hiroshima would win this match.