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 Zhejiang Professional win with a probability of 64.7%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Cangzhou Mighty Lions had a probability of 16.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.9%) and 1-0 (7.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.39%), while for a Cangzhou Mighty Lions win it was 1-2 (4.58%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zhejiang Professional would win this match.