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 Dalian Yifang win with a probability of 41.63%. A win for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright had a probability of 32.46% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dalian Yifang win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.79%) and 2-0 (7.15%). The likeliest Shijiazhuang Ever Bright win was 0-1 (8.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.31%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.