Both of the games that these two teams played in the previous round of the competition led to close encounters, and there is no reason that this one should be any different.
Neither team has been free-flowing with the goals yet, which will add pressure to the attacking players here, but the quality and European experience of the visitors could see them just edge things.
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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 Maribor win with a probability of 41.78%. A win for Sheriff Tiraspol had a probability of 30.18% and a draw had a probability of 28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Maribor win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.34%) and 2-0 (8.04%). The likeliest Sheriff Tiraspol win was 0-1 (10.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood.
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