We said: HJK Helsinki 2-2 Silkeborg
HJK have enjoyed a perfect campaign in the Europa League qualifiers, winning their two games so far while also keeping two clean sheets. However, they should expect a stern challenge from Silkeborg, who possesses the firepower needed to grab the result on Thursday. We anticipate a thrilling contest, with both sides cancelling out each other's efforts and settling for a draw, leaving all to play for in the second 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 HJK Helsinki win with a probability of 41.07%. A win for Silkeborg had a probability of 34.69% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a HJK Helsinki win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.84%) and 2-0 (6.16%). The likeliest Silkeborg win was 1-2 (7.98%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that HJK Helsinki would win this match.