Maccabi Haifa looked very poor away at Rennes in their opening Europa League game, while Panathinaikos picked up a solid 2-0 win against Villarreal.
However, given that the Israeli side have home advantage, they should be able to pick up at least a point, in what is the first-ever competitive meeting between the two clubs.
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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 Maccabi Haifa win with a probability of 37.69%. A win for Panathinaikos had a probability of 35.35% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Maccabi Haifa win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.18%) and 2-0 (6.66%). The likeliest Panathinaikos win was 0-1 (10.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.8%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
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