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 48.42%. A win for Lion City Sailors had a probability of 27.93% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shandong Taishan win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.72%) and 2-0 (7.53%). The likeliest Lion City Sailors win was 1-2 (6.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.97%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5% likelihood.
