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 49.29%. A win for Desna Chernihiv had a probability of 25.71% and a draw had a probability of 25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shakhtar Donetsk win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.46%) and 0-2 (8.79%). The likeliest Desna Chernihiv win was 1-0 (7.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.88%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shakhtar Donetsk would win this match.