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 Pro win with a probability of 78.47%. A draw had a probability of 14.4% and a win for Hebei had a probability of 7.12%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dalian Pro win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.54%) and 1-0 (11.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.84%), while for a Hebei win it was 0-1 (2.74%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dalian Pro would win this match.