A dominant performance is expected from Bayern Munich, especially in preparation for a crucial league fixture on Saturday evening. Viktoria Plzen will be looking to give a good account of themselves in this game, but they will know that coming away from Munich with anything to show for their efforts is highly unlikely.
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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 Bayern Munich win with a probability of 68.89%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Viktoria Plzen had a probability of 8.48%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bayern Munich win was 1-0 with a probability of 20.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (17.5%) and 3-0 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (12.59%), while for a Viktoria Plzen win it was 0-1 (5.1%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bayern Munich would win this match.