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 Port win with a probability of 64.46%. A draw had a probability of 20.2% and a win for Meizhou Hakka had a probability of 15.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Port win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.76%) and 1-2 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.59%), while for a Meizhou Hakka win it was 1-0 (4.65%).