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 Yokohama F Marinos win with a probability of 43.88%. A win for Vissel Kobe had a probability of 33.73% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.98%) and 2-0 (5.49%). The likeliest Vissel Kobe win was 1-2 (7.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.5%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.