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 HNK Rijeka win with a probability of 56.37%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Gorica had a probability of 19.94%.
The most likely scoreline for a HNK Rijeka win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.54%) and 1-2 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.25%), while for a Gorica win it was 1-0 (6.51%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that HNK Rijeka would win this match.