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 Sheriff Tiraspol win with a probability of 48.62%. A win for Red Star Belgrade had a probability of 28.06% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sheriff Tiraspol win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.47%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.28%) and 2-0 (7.32%). The likeliest Red Star Belgrade win was 1-2 (6.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sheriff Tiraspol would win this match.