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 Port win with a probability of 60.69%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Dalian Pro had a probability of 17.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Port win was 0-1 with a probability of 12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.21%) and 1-2 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.53%), while for a Dalian Pro win it was 1-0 (5.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.5% likelihood.