We said: Dynamo Kiev 0-1 Rennes
At the moment, Rennes are playing their best football of the campaign and scoring goals regularly, while also looking a lot like the team that tallied the second-most times in Ligue 1 (82) a season ago.
On the other side, Kiev have been solid defensively at home lately, so we do not expect Les Rennais to have many chances. However, given the French side's form and quality at the moment, it might not take much for them to find the back of the net.
Read more.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 Rennes win with a probability of 54.29%. A draw had a probability of 24.7% and a win for Dynamo Kiev had a probability of 21.04%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.43%) and 1-2 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.68%), while for a Dynamo Kiev win it was 1-0 (7.15%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Rennes in this match.