We said: Chengdu Qianbao 1-1 Cangzhou Mighty Lions
With just one point separating Chengdu Qianbao and Cangzhou Mighty at the bottom half of the table, we expect them to take the game to each other as they both look to get their campaign up and running. However, we predict that the spoils will be shared with the evenly-matched sides leaning with a point apiece.
Read more.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 Chengdu Qianbao win with a probability of 54.53%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Cangzhou Mighty Lions had a probability of 19.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chengdu Qianbao win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.24%) and 2-1 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.89%), while for a Cangzhou Mighty Lions win it was 0-1 (7.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.