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 72.46%. A draw had a probability of 18.1% and a win for Hebei had a probability of 9.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shandong Taishan win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.79%) and 3-0 (10.34%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.44%), while for a Hebei win it was 0-1 (3.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 14.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Shandong Taishan in this match.
