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 Shandong Luneng Taishan win with a probability of 43.75%. A win for Chongqing Dangdai Lifan had a probability of 31.61% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shandong Luneng Taishan win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.87%) and 2-0 (6.98%). The likeliest Chongqing Dangdai Lifan win was 1-2 (7.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.55%).