Coverage of the Russian Premier League clash between CSKA Moscow 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 CSKA Moscow win with a probability of 47.34%. A draw had a probability of 26.9% and a win for Spartak Moscow had a probability of 25.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a CSKA Moscow win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.21%) and 2-1 (8.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.62%), while for a Spartak Moscow win it was 0-1 (8.89%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that CSKA Moscow would win this match.