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 40.32%. A win for Shandong Taishan had a probability of 34.93% and a draw had a probability of 24.71%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.61%) and 2-0 (5.8%). The likeliest Shandong Taishan win was 1-2 (8.33%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.11%).