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 Shenhua win with a probability of 61.59%. A win for Auda had a probability of 19.36% and a draw had a probability of 19.04%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Shenhua win was 2-1 with a probability of 10.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.2%) and 3-1 (7.63%). The likeliest Auda win was 1-2 (5.26%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.7% likelihood.