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 Qingdao Jonoon win with a probability of 66.89%. A draw had a probability of 19.7% and a win for Shenzhen had a probability of 13.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Qingdao Jonoon win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.66%) and 2-1 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.37%), while for a Shenzhen win it was 0-1 (4.51%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Qingdao Jonoon would win this match.