We said: Paris Saint-Germain 1-1 Real Madrid
This has all of the makings of a wonderful game of football, and it is set to be a fascinating first leg in Paris. Real Madrid will be desperate for Benzema to prove his fitness, and the Frenchman is expected to be available, so we are backing the visitors to claim a 1-1 draw ahead of the second leg in the Spanish capital.
Read more.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 Paris Saint-Germain win with a probability of 48.53%. A win for Real Madrid had a probability of 28.14% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Paris Saint-Germain win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.28%) and 2-0 (7.31%). The likeliest Real Madrid win was 1-2 (6.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.71%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Paris Saint-Germain would win this match.