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 Zhejiang Professional win with a probability of 69.12%. A draw had a probability of 19.5% and a win for Guangzhou had a probability of 11.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.6%) and 3-0 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.18%), while for a Guangzhou win it was 0-1 (4.53%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zhejiang Professional would win this match.