Coverage of the Ukrainian Premier League clash between Shakhtar Donetsk and Zorya Luhansk.
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 47.59%. A win for Zorya Luhansk had a probability of 27.46% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shakhtar Donetsk win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.38%) and 2-0 (8.21%). The likeliest Zorya Luhansk win was 0-1 (7.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.83%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shakhtar Donetsk would win this match.
