AI Football Tips: J1 League round 23

Matchday 23 of the J1 League is here, bringing with it some thrilling encounters on the pitch. Let’s take a closer look at the first fixture between Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo and Vissel Kobe, two teams with rich histories in Japanese football. Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo was founded in 1997 as a result of the merger between two local clubs, while Vissel Kobe has its roots dating back to 1929.
In the table below you will find our AI prediccions for J1 League round 23.

Date Home Team Away Team Prediction
2024-07-13 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Vissel Kobe 2
2024-07-13 FC Tokyo Albirex Niigata 1
2024-07-14 Verdy Machida 2
2024-07-14 Nagoya Grampus Kashiwa Reysol 1
2024-07-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Avispa Fukuoka 1
2024-07-14 Kyoto Urawa Reds 2
2024-07-14 Kawasaki Frontale Cerezo Osaka 2
2024-07-14 Sagan Tosu Gamba Osaka 2
2024-07-14 Shonan Bellmare Iwata 1
2024-07-14 Yokohama F. Marinos Kashima Antlers 2

The table below shows the goal averages for each encounter based on home teams average performance (goals scored and conceded) at home, and away teams average performance away.

Date Home Team Away Team Goal Avg.
2024-07-13 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Vissel Kobe 2.32
2024-07-13 FC Tokyo Albirex Niigata 2.48
2024-07-14 Verdy Machida 2.59
2024-07-14 Nagoya Grampus Kashiwa Reysol 2.46
2024-07-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Avispa Fukuoka 2.44
2024-07-14 Kyoto Urawa Reds 3.20
2024-07-14 Kawasaki Frontale Cerezo Osaka 2.41
2024-07-14 Sagan Tosu Gamba Osaka 2.22
2024-07-14 Shonan Bellmare Iwata 2.89
2024-07-14 Yokohama F. Marinos Kashima Antlers 2.84

The median goal  provides a stable measure of a team’s typical scoring performance. Unlike the mean, which can be influenced by outliers, the median is robust and useful for predicting future performance. Please see the table below for the teams median performance at home or away, respectively.

Date Home Team Away Team Median Home Median Away
2024-07-13 Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Vissel Kobe 2.0 3.0
2024-07-13 FC Tokyo Albirex Niigata 2.0 2.0
2024-07-14 Verdy Machida 3.0 3.0
2024-07-14 Nagoya Grampus Kashiwa Reysol 1.0 2.0
2024-07-14 Sanfrecce Hiroshima Avispa Fukuoka 3.0 1.0
2024-07-14 Kyoto Urawa Reds 3.5 3.0
2024-07-14 Kawasaki Frontale Cerezo Osaka 2.0 2.0
2024-07-14 Sagan Tosu Gamba Osaka 3.0 2.0
2024-07-14 Shonan Bellmare Iwata 2.0 3.0
2024-07-14 Yokohama F. Marinos Kashima Antlers 2.0 3.0

We also have calculated the average goals scored and conceded for the teams. See the table below.

Team Home Goals Home Conceded Away Goals Away Conceded
Sanfrecce Hiroshima 2.00 1.27 1.45 0.91
Urawa Reds 1.83 1.08 1.40 1.70
Kashima Antlers 1.64 0.82 1.64 1.45
Machida 1.64 0.91 1.55 0.64
Vissel Kobe 1.36 0.82 1.64 0.73
FC Tokyo 1.25 1.17 1.70 1.60
Yokohama F. Marinos 1.40 1.20 1.42 1.92
Verdy 1.64 1.36 1.18 1.82
Kawasaki Frontale 1.64 1.09 1.18 1.82
Sagan Tosu 1.64 1.55 1.09 1.91
Albirex Niigata 1.45 1.82 1.27 1.27
Cerezo Osaka 1.55 1.18 1.18 0.91
Iwata 1.27 1.18 1.36 1.82
Shonan Bellmare 1.10 1.50 1.42 1.92
Kashiwa Reysol 1.09 1.27 1.36 1.55
Gamba Osaka 1.73 0.91 0.64 0.64
Avispa Fukuoka 1.08 1.17 1.00 0.60
Nagoya Grampus 0.82 1.18 1.18 1.09
Kyoto 1.00 2.30 0.83 1.17
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo 0.82 1.45 0.64 2.45