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 Shenhua win with a probability of 38.6%. A win for Chongqing Dangdai Lifan had a probability of 34.26% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Shenhua win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.25%) and 0-2 (6.93%). The likeliest Chongqing Dangdai Lifan win was 1-0 (10.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.87%).