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 Cerezo Osaka win with a probability of 36.31%. A win for Yokohama FC had a probability of 35.98% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cerezo Osaka win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.85%) and 0-2 (6.58%). The likeliest Yokohama FC win was 1-0 (10.89%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.07%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.