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 Port win with a probability of 66.87%. A draw had a probability of 19.9% and a win for Dalian Pro had a probability of 13.26%.

The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Port win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.06%) and 2-1 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.45%), while for a Dalian Pro win it was 0-1 (4.61%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shanghai Port would win this match.