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 54.28%. A draw had a probability of 23.9% and a win for Dnipro-1 had a probability of 21.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shakhtar Donetsk win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.81%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.36%), while for a Dnipro-1 win it was 0-1 (6.64%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shakhtar Donetsk would win this match.