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 SIPG win with a probability of 50.93%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Shanghai Shenhua had a probability of 23.94%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai SIPG win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 2-0 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.94%), while for a Shanghai Shenhua win it was 0-1 (7.53%).