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 Shanghai SIPG win with a probability of 68.11%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Shijiazhuang Ever Bright had a probability of 13.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai SIPG win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.75%) and 1-0 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.61%), while for a Shijiazhuang Ever Bright win it was 1-2 (3.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood.