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 Youth Island win with a probability of 39.02%. A win for Henan had a probability of 33.69% and a draw had a probability of 27.29%.
The most likely scoreline for a Qingdao Youth Island win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.81%) and 2-0 (7.26%). The likeliest Henan win was 0-1 (9.44%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.76%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood.