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 51.66%. A draw had a probability of 25.8% and a win for Cangzhou Mighty Lions had a probability of 22.54%.

The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Shenhua win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.15%) and 2-1 (9.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.14%), while for a Cangzhou Mighty Lions win it was 0-1 (7.94%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.