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 Chelsea win with a probability of 34.98%. A win for Atletico Madrid had a probability of 33.4% and a draw had a probability of 31.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (6.97%) and 2-1 (6.59%). The likeliest Atletico Madrid win was 0-1 (13.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 0-0 (14.65%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.