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 56.22%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic had a probability of 18.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Shenhua win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.54%) and 1-2 (9.3%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.63%), while for a Chongqing Liangjiang Athletic win it was 1-0 (7.27%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9% likelihood.