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 41%. A win for Dynamo Kiev had a probability of 32.94% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shakhtar Donetsk win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.71%) and 2-0 (7.07%). The likeliest Dynamo Kiev win was 0-1 (8.82%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.38%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shakhtar Donetsk would win this match.