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 Shanghai Shenhua win with a probability of 59.11%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Cangzhou Mighty Lions had a probability of 18.03%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Shenhua win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.11%) and 2-1 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.86%), while for a Cangzhou Mighty Lions win it was 0-1 (6.03%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.9% likelihood.
