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 Vissel Kobe win with a probability of 40.42%. A win for Kashiwa Reysol had a probability of 32.94% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vissel Kobe win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.55%) and 2-0 (7.18%). The likeliest Kashiwa Reysol win was 0-1 (9.39%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.66%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood.