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 Shanghai Shenhua win with a probability of 37.49%. A win for Dalian Pro had a probability of 35.88% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Shenhua win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.21%) and 0-2 (6.5%). The likeliest Dalian Pro win was 1-0 (9.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.66%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Shanghai Shenhua in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Shanghai Shenhua.