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 63.49%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for FC Lviv had a probability of 15.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shakhtar Donetsk win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.17%) and 1-2 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.86%), while for a FC Lviv win it was 1-0 (4.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shakhtar Donetsk would win this match.