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 Zhixing win with a probability of 42.06%. A win for Zhejiang Professional had a probability of 32.71% and a draw had a probability of 25.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dalian Zhixing win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.73%) and 2-0 (6.58%). The likeliest Zhejiang Professional win was 0-1 (7.59%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.76%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood.