Istanbulspor and Istanbul Basaksehir have stumbled into the new campaign and will head into the weekend in search of a pick-me-up. Belozoglu's side boasts the firepower needed to get the job done and we are backing them to see off the hosts, albeit by the odd goal.
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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 Istanbul Basaksehir win with a probability of 38.82%. A win for Istanbulspor had a probability of 35.3% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Istanbul Basaksehir win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.48%) and 0-2 (6.5%). The likeliest Istanbulspor win was 1-0 (8.9%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.28%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Istanbul Basaksehir would win this match.
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