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 Olympiacos win with a probability of 58.51%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Neftchi Baku had a probability of 20.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Olympiacos win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.64%) and 1-0 (8.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.58%), while for a Neftchi Baku win it was 1-2 (5.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Olympiacos would win this match.