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 Lokomotiv Moscow win with a probability of 48.89%. A win for Baltika had a probability of 25.85% and a draw had a probability of 25.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lokomotiv Moscow win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.4%) and 2-0 (8.83%). The likeliest Baltika win was 0-1 (7.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.01%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lokomotiv Moscow would win this match.