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 68.34%. A draw had a probability of 19.6% and a win for FC Ufa had a probability of 12.07%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zenit St Petersburg win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.85%) and 2-1 (9.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.27%), while for a FC Ufa win it was 0-1 (4.53%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zenit St Petersburg would win this match.