Coverage of the J1 League clash between Sanfrecce Hiroshima and Cerezo Osaka.
Data Analysis
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 50.89%. A draw had a probability of 26.3% and a win for Cerezo Osaka had a probability of 22.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sanfrecce Hiroshima win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.16%) and 2-1 (9.14%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.3%), while for a Cerezo Osaka win it was 0-1 (8.29%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood.
