Coverage of the Chinese Super League clash between Shanghai Port and Beijing Guoan.
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 40.34%. A win for Beijing Guoan had a probability of 35.85% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shanghai SIPG win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.2%) and 2-0 (5.77%). The likeliest Beijing Guoan win was 1-2 (8.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shanghai SIPG would win this match.
