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 Zhejiang Professional win with a probability of 37.17%. A win for Shenzhen had a probability of 35.95% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.13%) and 0-2 (6.52%). The likeliest Shenzhen win was 1-0 (10.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zhejiang Professional would win this match.