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 Shandong Taishan win with a probability of 63.59%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Zhejiang Professional had a probability of 15.83%.

The most likely scoreline for a Shandong Taishan win was 2-0 with a probability of 11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.84%) and 2-1 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.76%), while for a Zhejiang Professional win it was 0-1 (4.81%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shandong Taishan would win this match.