Coverage of the Russian Premier League clash between Zenit St Petersburg and Spartak 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 52.17%. A win for Spartak Moscow had a probability of 25.19% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zenit St Petersburg win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.44%) and 2-0 (7.86%). The likeliest Spartak Moscow win was 1-2 (6.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.39%). The actual scoreline of 7-1 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zenit St Petersburg would win this match.
