We said: Viktoria Plzen 1-1 Inter Milan
Since their late collapse at Lazio last month, Inter have struggled for fluency and are a shadow of the side which lifted the Scudetto just over a year ago. Clearly missing the presence of Lukaku, they may find it tough to break down a capable Plzen team that can cause damage on the break.
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 Inter Milan win with a probability of 52.59%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Viktoria Plzen had a probability of 21.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Inter Milan win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.64%) and 1-2 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.12%), while for a Viktoria Plzen win it was 1-0 (8%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Inter Milan would win this match.