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 Chengdu Qianbao win with a probability of 42.94%. A win for Dalian Pro had a probability of 29.9% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chengdu Qianbao win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.66%) and 0-2 (8.03%). The likeliest Dalian Pro win was 1-0 (9.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.84%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.