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 Arsenal Tula win with a probability of 41.53%. A win for Sochi had a probability of 31.58% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arsenal Tula win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.61%) and 2-0 (7.55%). The likeliest Sochi win was 0-1 (9.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.75%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Arsenal Tula would win this match.