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 59.19%. A draw had a probability of 22.4% and a win for Rostov had a probability of 18.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a Zenit St Petersburg win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.69%) and 1-2 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.66%), while for a Rostov win it was 1-0 (5.76%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.