We said: China 2-0 Myanmar
China will be motivated to return to winning ways after drawing one and losing one of their two friendlies against New Zealand in March, and we expect them to have too much for Myanmar on Friday.
The visitors are one of the weakest nations in the AFC, with their winless streak of 15 matches surely set to be extended in Dalian.
Read more.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 China win with a probability of 65.36%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Myanmar had a probability of 14.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a China win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.72%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.66%), while for a Myanmar win it was 0-1 (4.77%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that China would win this match.