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 39.98%. A win for Wuhan Three Towns had a probability of 30.96% and a draw had a probability of 29.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.89%) and 2-0 (7.85%). The likeliest Wuhan Three Towns win was 0-1 (11.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.33%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zhejiang Professional would win this match.