We said: Southampton 3-1 Bordeaux
Disregarding the past achievements of both clubs, Southampton should be overwhelming favourites for victory on Wednesday, when Martin is likely to start with a near first-choice XI.
Bordeaux are further behind the Saints in their respective summer schedule, and we are expecting a defeat for Les Girondins as they commence their pre-season itinerary.
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 Bordeaux win with a probability of 60.09%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Southampton had a probability of 19.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bordeaux win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.81%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.52%) and 1-0 (7.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.14%), while for a Southampton win it was 1-2 (5.26%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood.