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 Shkendija win with a probability of 43.6%. A win for Ararat had a probability of 33.2% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Shkendija win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.96%) and 2-0 (6.01%). The likeliest Ararat win was 1-2 (7.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.32%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Shkendija would win this match.