Despite the lack of home of advantage in Lubin, Dynamo Kiev had a better pre-season period than Rangers and were able to rest at the weekend after strolling through the second qualifying round; they should take a slim lead with them to Scotland's second city next week.
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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 Rangers win with a probability of 40.85%. A win for Dynamo Kiev had a probability of 35.15% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rangers win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.51%) and 0-2 (5.98%). The likeliest Dynamo Kiev win was 2-1 (8.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 11% likelihood.
