We said: Galatasaray 3-1 Hull City
It would take a brave soul to confidently predict the outcome of pre-season friendlies, where fringe players bid to get into the coaches' good books and managers take the opportunity to make a host of in-game alterations.
Galatasaray may wish to keep some of their international crop in reserve following their recent exploits, but we ultimately expect the Turkish champions' quality to shine through.
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 Galatasaray win with a probability of 72.95%. A draw had a probability of 16.9% and a win for Hull City had a probability of 10.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Galatasaray win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.83%) and 3-0 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.03%), while for a Hull City win it was 0-1 (3.45%). The actual scoreline of 3-4 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.