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 69.21%. A draw had a probability of 19.2% and a win for Qingdao had a probability of 11.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shandong Taishan win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.7%) and 2-1 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.07%), while for a Qingdao win it was 0-1 (4.36%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 13.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Shandong Taishan in this match.