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 Shandong Taishan win with a probability of 45.68%. A draw had a probability of 27.6% and a win for Dalian Pro had a probability of 26.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shandong Taishan win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.01%) and 2-1 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.86%), while for a Dalian Pro win it was 0-1 (9.51%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shandong Taishan would win this match.