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 39.64%. A win for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright had a probability of 35.65% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dalian Yifang win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.17%) and 0-2 (6.13%). The likeliest Shijiazhuang Ever Bright win was 2-1 (8.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.52%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dalian Yifang would win this match.