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 44.98%. A win for Dalian Pro had a probability of 30.67% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Port win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.76%) and 2-0 (7.1%). The likeliest Dalian Pro win was 1-2 (7.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.36%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shanghai Port would win this match.