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 63.24%. A draw had a probability of 20.2% and a win for Kolos Kovalivka had a probability of 16.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shakhtar Donetsk win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.93%) and 0-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.49%), while for a Kolos Kovalivka win it was 2-1 (4.6%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shakhtar Donetsk would win this match.