We said: Maccabi Haifa 1-2 Olympiacos
Though it has not always gone to plan in terms of results, Olympiacos have prepared thoroughly for their latest Champions League campaign, and they have enough attacking talent to score at least once on Wednesday. Haifa have proved even more sluggish in pre-season, so may end up trailing before next week's return leg.
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 Maccabi Haifa win with a probability of 39.35%. A win for Olympiacos had a probability of 35.03% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Maccabi Haifa win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.57%) and 2-0 (6.5%). The likeliest Olympiacos win was 0-1 (8.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood.