Data Analysis
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 Wuhan Zall win with a probability of 42.45%. A win for Tianjin TEDA had a probability of 32.13% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wuhan Zall win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.92%) and 2-0 (7.1%). The likeliest Tianjin TEDA win was 0-1 (8.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.04%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wuhan Zall would win this match.