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 Real Madrid win with a probability of 52.16%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Shakhtar Donetsk had a probability of 22.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.3%) and 1-2 (9.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.09%), while for a Shakhtar Donetsk win it was 1-0 (7.88%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Real Madrid would win this match.