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 Guangzhou Evergrande win with a probability of 47.94%. A win for Hebei China Fortune had a probability of 28.28% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Guangzhou Evergrande win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.77%) and 0-2 (7.5%). The likeliest Hebei China Fortune win was 2-1 (6.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.05%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Guangzhou Evergrande would win this match.