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 Lokomotiv Moscow win with a probability of 51.32%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Khimki had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lokomotiv Moscow win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.51%) and 0-2 (9.48%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.87%), while for a Khimki win it was 1-0 (7.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.4% likelihood.