Coverage of the Chinese Super League playoffs 11th-Place Playoff clash between Guangzhou City and Dalian Pro.
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 Dalian Yifang win with a probability of 46.71%. A win for Guangzhou R&F had a probability of 29.72% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dalian Yifang win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.12%) and 0-2 (7%). The likeliest Guangzhou R&F win was 2-1 (7.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.81%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dalian Yifang would win this match.
