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 Roma win with a probability of 56.2%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for Shakhtar Donetsk had a probability of 20.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Roma win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.08%) and 2-1 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.06%), while for a Shakhtar Donetsk win it was 0-1 (6.23%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Roma would win this match.