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 SIPG win with a probability of 66.09%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Wuhan Zall had a probability of 14.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai SIPG win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.05%) and 2-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.11%), while for a Wuhan Zall win it was 0-1 (4.21%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shanghai SIPG would win this match.