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 77.22%. A draw had a probability of 14.7% and a win for Dalian Pro had a probability of 8.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shandong Taishan win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.74%) and 1-0 (10.09%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.99%), while for a Dalian Pro win it was 0-1 (2.77%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Shandong Taishan in this match.