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 51.3%. A win for FC Krasnodar had a probability of 24.36% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.63%) and 0-2 (9%). The likeliest FC Krasnodar win was 1-0 (6.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.56%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.