Given both sides have experienced starts to the season which may not be characteristic of their quality, it is tough to call Thursday's contest as both seek to find their best form.
The hosts are certainly not brimming with confidence or momentum, while their visitors deal with instability likely under temporary management, and as such we cannot predict a winner and instead opt for a share of the spoils in the Dutch capital.
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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 Ajax win with a probability of 42.17%. A win for Marseille had a probability of 33.77% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.8%) and 2-0 (6.28%). The likeliest Marseille win was 1-2 (7.84%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.05%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
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