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 68.26%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for Cangzhou Mighty Lions had a probability of 12.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai Port win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.23%) and 2-1 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.02%), while for a Cangzhou Mighty Lions win it was 0-1 (4.2%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shanghai Port would win this match.
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