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 Juventus win with a probability of 61.48%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Zenit St Petersburg had a probability of 14.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Juventus win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.4%) and 2-1 (9.01%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.78%), while for a Zenit St Petersburg win it was 0-1 (6.46%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Juventus would win this match.