Coverage of the Russian Premier League clash between Sochi and Ural Yekaterinburg.
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 Sochi win with a probability of 42.51%. A win for Ural Yekaterinburg had a probability of 31.35% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sochi win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.84%) and 2-0 (7.47%). The likeliest Ural Yekaterinburg win was 0-1 (8.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sochi would win this match.
