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 FK Haugesund win with a probability of 46.18%. A win for Start had a probability of 29.96% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a FK Haugesund win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.4%) and 2-0 (7.08%). The likeliest Start win was 1-2 (7.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.03%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that FK Haugesund would win this match.