Data Analysis
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 FC Tokyo win with a probability of 53.1%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Vegalta Sendai had a probability of 21.16%.
The most likely scoreline for a FC Tokyo win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.69%) and 1-2 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.03%), while for a Vegalta Sendai win it was 1-0 (7.83%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4% likelihood.