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 Changchun Yatai win with a probability of 54.22%. A win for Guangzhou had a probability of 22.98% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Changchun Yatai win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.54%) and 0-2 (8.78%). The likeliest Guangzhou win was 2-1 (5.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.67%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Changchun Yatai would win this match.