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 Dalian Yifang win with a probability of 38.98%. A win for Tianjin TEDA had a probability of 34.84% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dalian Yifang win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.46%) and 0-2 (6.66%). The likeliest Tianjin TEDA win was 1-0 (9.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.44%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dalian Yifang would win this match.