Salzburg will hope to transfer their recent domestic form onto the Champions League stage as they can ill-afford to lose against Inter if they wish to keep their slim hopes of reaching the last 16 alive.
However, the Nerazzurri are a force to be reckoned with at present and should ultimately have too much quality throughout their side, particularly in the final third with Martinez leading the line, for their Austrian counterparts.
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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 Inter Milan win with a probability of 44.69%. A win for Red Bull Salzburg had a probability of 30.19% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Inter Milan win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.15%) and 0-2 (7.5%). The likeliest Red Bull Salzburg win was 1-0 (7.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.89%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Inter Milan in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Inter Milan.
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