Coverage of the Russian Premier League clash between CSKA Moscow and Zenit St Petersburg.
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 41.62%. A win for CSKA Moscow had a probability of 32.42% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zenit St Petersburg win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.78%) and 0-2 (7.17%). The likeliest CSKA Moscow win was 1-0 (8.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Zenit St Petersburg would win this match.
