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 42.47%. A win for Meizhou Hakka had a probability of 34.1% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.05%) and 0-2 (5.94%). The likeliest Meizhou Hakka win was 2-1 (7.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.49%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Zhejiang Professional in this match.