Another home win for Maccabi should see them secure progress to the playoff round at Slovan's expense, with the away side unable to repeat previous road victories in Israel.
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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 52.5%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Slovan Bratislava had a probability of 23.71%.
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 (9.73%) and 2-0 (9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.26%), while for a Slovan Bratislava win it was 0-1 (6.52%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Maccabi Haifa would win this match.