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 Spartak Moscow win with a probability of 45.94%. A win for Rostov had a probability of 28.17% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Spartak Moscow win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.14%) and 0-2 (8.28%). The likeliest Rostov win was 1-0 (8.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Spartak Moscow would win this match.