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 Chornomorets Odesa win with a probability of 43.24%. A win for Mariupol had a probability of 31.16% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chornomorets Odesa win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.98%) and 0-2 (7.39%). The likeliest Mariupol win was 1-0 (8.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.14%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Chornomorets Odesa would win this match.