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 68.07%. A draw had a probability of 17.6% and a win for Meizhou Hakka had a probability of 14.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.31%) and 3-1 (7.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.91%), while for a Meizhou Hakka win it was 1-2 (4.06%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zhejiang Professional would win this match.