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 Chelsea win with a probability of 39.38%. A win for Zenit St Petersburg had a probability of 38.24% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.

The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (5.44%) and 1-3 (4.78%). The likeliest Zenit St Petersburg win was 2-1 (8.06%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.36%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood.