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 48.04%. A draw had a probability of 26.6% and a win for Shanghai Shenhua had a probability of 25.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.34%) and 1-2 (9.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.53%), while for a Shanghai Shenhua win it was 1-0 (8.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zhejiang Professional would win this match.