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 Shakhtar Donetsk win with a probability of 39.83%. A win for Desna Chernihiv had a probability of 34.11% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shakhtar Donetsk win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.58%) and 0-2 (6.8%). The likeliest Desna Chernihiv win was 1-0 (8.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.38%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood.