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 Zhejiang Professional win with a probability of 41.71%. A win for Dalian Pro had a probability of 32.14% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.

The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.77%) and 0-2 (7.27%). The likeliest Dalian Pro win was 1-0 (8.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.43%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zhejiang Professional would win this match.