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 55.49%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Yokohama FC had a probability of 21.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.84%) and 0-2 (9.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.96%), while for a Yokohama FC win it was 1-0 (6.11%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sanfrecce Hiroshima would win this match.