Coverage of the Russian Premier League clash between Zenit St Petersburg and CSKA Moscow.
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 Zenit St Petersburg win with a probability of 57.99%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for CSKA Moscow had a probability of 20.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zenit St Petersburg win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.81%) and 1-0 (8.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.82%), while for a CSKA Moscow win it was 1-2 (5.51%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zenit St Petersburg would win this match.
