Newly-promoted Chengdu Qianbao appear to have finally settled into the top flight and will head into Monday with renewed confidence following their first win of the season. We are backing them to carry on the momentum from their performance against the Tigers and come away with a slender victory.
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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 Meizhou Hakka win with a probability of 40.72%. A win for Chengdu Qianbao had a probability of 31.78% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Meizhou Hakka win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.4%) and 2-0 (7.57%). The likeliest Chengdu Qianbao win was 0-1 (10.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Chengdu Qianbao in this match.
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