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 36.72%. A win for Qingdao Hainiu had a probability of 36.14% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Meizhou Hakka win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.02%) and 2-0 (6.5%). The likeliest Qingdao Hainiu win was 0-1 (10.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.87%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood.