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 40.19%. A win for Vissel Kobe had a probability of 36.43% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Yokohama F Marinos win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.68%) and 2-0 (5.5%). The likeliest Vissel Kobe win was 1-2 (8.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.4%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood.