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 43.31%. A win for Vissel Kobe had a probability of 29.91% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.78%) and 0-2 (7.98%). The likeliest Vissel Kobe win was 1-0 (9.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood.