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 Shandong Taishan win with a probability of 59.09%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Henan Songshan Longmen had a probability of 17.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shandong Taishan win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.38%) and 1-2 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.96%), while for a Henan Songshan Longmen win it was 1-0 (6.2%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 12.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Shandong Taishan in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Shandong Taishan.