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 Shanghai Port win with a probability of 63.02%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Cangzhou Mighty Lions had a probability of 15.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Port win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.59%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.12%), while for a Cangzhou Mighty Lions win it was 0-1 (5.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shanghai Port would win this match.