We said: Shanghai Shenhua 1-0 Wuhan
Both of these teams have started their individual seasons in impressive fashion, and they will no doubt be keen to continue that as they aim to push towards the top of the table.
Shanghai Shenhua having the home advantage could end up being key, but with both teams being strong defensively it will likely be a low-scoring game.
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 Shanghai Shenhua win with a probability of 46.64%. A draw had a probability of 27.6% and a win for Wuhan had a probability of 25.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Shenhua win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.35%) and 2-1 (8.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.82%), while for a Wuhan win it was 0-1 (9.45%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Shanghai Shenhua would win this match.