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 Zorya Luhansk win with a probability of 37.66%. A win for Desna Chernihiv had a probability of 33.42% and a draw had a probability of 28.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zorya Luhansk win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.71%) and 0-2 (7.21%). The likeliest Desna Chernihiv win was 1-0 (11.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zorya Luhansk would win this match.