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 Shakhtar Donetsk win with a probability of 73.94%. A draw had a probability of 16.6% and a win for Veres had a probability of 9.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shakhtar Donetsk win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.42%) and 3-0 (10.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.91%), while for a Veres win it was 0-1 (3.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shakhtar Donetsk would win this match.