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 Shanghai Port win with a probability of 34.96%. A win for Meizhou Hakka had a probability of 34.93% and a draw had a probability of 30.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Port win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.04%) and 2-0 (6.76%). The likeliest Meizhou Hakka win was 0-1 (12.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.51%). The actual scoreline of 7-0 was predicted with a 0% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shanghai Port would win this match.
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