Shandong probably have the advantage heading into this contest, the home side showing a greater cutting edge in the final third. However, Dalian will be equally satisfied with their start to the campaign and another stalemate here would be regarded as a step in the right direction. Read more.

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 Shandong Taishan win with a probability of 45.68%. A draw had a probability of 27.6% and a win for Dalian Pro had a probability of 26.75%.

The most likely scoreline for a Shandong Taishan win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.01%) and 2-1 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.86%), while for a Dalian Pro win it was 0-1 (9.51%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shandong Taishan would win this match.

Result
Shandong Taishan	Draw	Dalian Pro
45.68% ( 0.12)	27.57% ( 0.07)	26.75% ( -0.19)

Both teams to score 45.89% (

-0.31)

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

40.85% (

-0.33)

59.15% (

0.34)

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

20.42% (

-0.26)

79.59% (

0.26)

Shandong Taishan Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

74.13% (

-0.09)

25.87% (

0.09)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

39.15% (

-0.12)

60.85% (

0.13)

Dalian Pro Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

61.91% (

-0.35)

38.09% (

0.35)

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

25.14% (

-0.33)

74.86% (

0.34)

Score Analysis

Shandong Taishan 45.67%

Dalian Pro 26.75%

Draw 27.57%

Shandong Taishan	Draw	Dalian Pro
1-0 @ 13.32% ( 0.13) 2-0 @ 9.01% ( 0.07) 2-1 @ 8.69% ( -0.02) 3-0 @ 4.06% ( 0.02) 3-1 @ 3.92% ( -0.02) 3-2 @ 1.89% ( -0.03) 4-0 @ 1.37% ( 0) 4-1 @ 1.32% ( -0.01) Other @ 2.09% Total : 45.67%	1-1 @ 12.86% ( 0.01) 0-0 @ 9.86% ( 0.13) 2-2 @ 4.2% ( -0.05) Other @ 0.66% Total : 27.57%	0-1 @ 9.51% ( 0.03) 1-2 @ 6.21% ( -0.05) 0-2 @ 4.59% ( -0.03) 1-3 @ 2% ( -0.04) 0-3 @ 1.48% ( -0.02) 2-3 @ 1.35% ( -0.03) Other @ 1.62% Total : 26.75%