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 Zenit St Petersburg win with a probability of 59.29%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Malmo had a probability of 17.52%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zenit St Petersburg win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.54%) and 2-1 (9.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.97%), while for a Malmo win it was 0-1 (6.23%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zenit St Petersburg would win this match.
