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 Shandong Taishan win with a probability of 37.25%. A win for Changchun Yatai had a probability of 35.25% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shandong Taishan win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.01%) and 0-2 (6.73%). The likeliest Changchun Yatai win was 1-0 (10.56%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Shandong Taishan would win this match.