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 Desna Chernihiv win with a probability of 42.96%. A win for Mariupol had a probability of 31.19% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Desna Chernihiv win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.92%) and 0-2 (7.45%). The likeliest Mariupol win was 1-0 (8.46%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.28%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Desna Chernihiv would win this match.