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 Qingdao Youth Island win with a probability of 38%. A win for Nantong Zhiyun had a probability of 35.41% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Qingdao Youth Island win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.28%) and 0-2 (6.6%). The likeliest Nantong Zhiyun win was 1-0 (9.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.64%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Qingdao Youth Island would win this match.