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 74.81%. A draw had a probability of 15.75% and a win for Veres had a probability of 9.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shakhtar Donetsk win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.16%) and 3-0 (10.04%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.42%) , while for a Veres win it was 0-1 (3.16%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood.