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 Changchun Yatai win with a probability of 36.86%. A win for Shandong Taishan had a probability of 34.48% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Changchun Yatai win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.69%) and 0-2 (6.95%). The likeliest Shandong Taishan win was 1-0 (11.54%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.31%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Shandong Taishan would win this match.