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 44.49%. A win for Tianjin Tianhai had a probability of 30.47% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dalian Yifang win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.14%) and 2-0 (7.4%). The likeliest Tianjin Tianhai win was 0-1 (7.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.83%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3% likelihood.