We said: Sevilla 2-1 West Ham United
Despite the contrasting European experience of the two teams, this makes for an intriguing clash. West Ham will fancy their chances of collecting at least a draw ahead of the second leg in London, but we are backing Sevilla's extra cohesion and quality to prove decisive in claiming a narrow win.
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 Sevilla win with a probability of 58.45%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for West Ham United had a probability of 19%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sevilla win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.44%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.72%), while for a West Ham United win it was 0-1 (5.82%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sevilla in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Sevilla.
