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 50.57%. A win for Henan Songshan Longmen had a probability of 25.4% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zhejiang Professional win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.63%) and 2-0 (8.5%). The likeliest Henan Songshan Longmen win was 0-1 (6.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.34%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zhejiang Professional would win this match.