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 Pro win with a probability of 61.53%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Qingdao had a probability of 16.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dalian Pro win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.42%) and 1-2 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.41%), while for a Qingdao win it was 1-0 (5.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Dalian Pro would win this match.