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 57.67%. A win for Qingdao Youth Island had a probability of 21.62% and a draw had a probability of 20.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.91%) and 1-0 (7.49%). The likeliest Qingdao Youth Island win was 1-2 (5.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.19%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Zhejiang Professional in this match.