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 Shanghai Port win with a probability of 58.91%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Dalian Pro had a probability of 18.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Port win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.45%) and 1-2 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.61%), while for a Dalian Pro win it was 1-0 (5.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shanghai Port would win this match.