Although Rennes have won only one of their seven competitive away games this season, they will be at no real disadvantage with the contest taking place at a neutral venue.
The French side proved to be a level above in the reverse fixture, and while we do not expect another 3-0 scoreline, we still believe that Rennes will have enough quality to record a narrow victory.
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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 Rennes win with a probability of 47.78%. A win for Maccabi Haifa had a probability of 29.05% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.85%) and 0-2 (6.98%). The likeliest Maccabi Haifa win was 2-1 (7.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.53%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rennes would win this match.
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