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 62.26%. A draw had a probability of 21.7% and a win for FC Ufa had a probability of 16%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zenit St Petersburg win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.68%) and 1-2 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.33%), while for a FC Ufa win it was 1-0 (5.46%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood.