PSG's failures away from home in the Champions League last season should count for nought here, with Maccabi Haifa rather short in midfield and unlikely to trouble the French champions in the final third.
The Israeli champions did manage to frustrate Benfica for a good chunk of time on the opening day, and PSG could not score a horde of goals against a five-man Brest backline, but Galtier's men should get the job done with minimal trouble this week.
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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 Paris Saint-Germain win with a probability of 59.77%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Maccabi Haifa had a probability of 17.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Paris Saint-Germain win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.7%) and 1-2 (9.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.91%), while for a Maccabi Haifa win it was 1-0 (6.18%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Paris Saint-Germain would win this match.
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