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 Henan win with a probability of 53.96%. A win for Zhejiang Professional had a probability of 23.42% and a draw had a probability of 22.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Henan win was 2-1 with a probability of 10.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.81%) and 2-0 (8.16%). The likeliest Zhejiang Professional win was 1-2 (6.18%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.36%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.