Coverage of the Chinese Super League playoffs Ninth-12th Place Playoff clash between Tianjin Jinmen Tiger and Dalian Pro.
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 Dalian Yifang win with a probability of 38.98%. A win for Tianjin TEDA had a probability of 34.84% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dalian Yifang win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.46%) and 0-2 (6.66%). The likeliest Tianjin TEDA win was 1-0 (9.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.44%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dalian Yifang would win this match.
