Coverage of the Russian Premier League clash between Zenit St Petersburg and Khimki.
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 73.08%. A draw had a probability of 16.1% and a win for Khimki had a probability of 10.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zenit St Petersburg win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.35%) and 3-0 (9.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.53%), while for a Khimki win it was 1-2 (3.2%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Zenit St Petersburg in this match.