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 37.46%. A win for Urawa Red Diamonds had a probability of 36.59% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.3%) and 0-2 (6.25%). The likeliest Urawa Red Diamonds win was 1-0 (9.14%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood.