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 39.5%. A win for Kashima Antlers had a probability of 34.57% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Urawa Red Diamonds win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.56%) and 2-0 (6.67%). The likeliest Kashima Antlers win was 0-1 (8.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.31%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.