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 Inter Milan win with a probability of 47.66%. A win for Shakhtar Donetsk had a probability of 27.13% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Inter Milan win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.35%) and 2-0 (8.4%). The likeliest Shakhtar Donetsk win was 0-1 (7.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.98%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Inter Milan would win this match.