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 60.17%. A draw had a probability of 21.65% and a win for Sichuan Jiuniu had a probability of 18.22%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 2-1 with a probability of 10.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.12%) and 2-0 (9.61%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10%) , while for a Sichuan Jiuniu win it was 0-1 (5.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood.