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 Jiangsu Suning win with a probability of 65.75%. A draw had a probability of 19.1% and a win for Dalian Yifang had a probability of 15.19%.
The most likely scoreline for a Jiangsu Suning win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.17%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.84%) and 1-0 (9.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.87%), while for a Dalian Yifang win it was 1-2 (4.29%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Jiangsu Suning would win this match.