Both Bodo/Glimt and AZ Alkmaar are in good form overall heading into this fixture, and are two well-matched teams that should be able to provide a close encounter.
Neither club will want to give too much away in the first leg of this round, and because of that, it could end up being quite a cagey contest.
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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 Bodo/Glimt win with a probability of 43.69%. A win for AZ Alkmaar had a probability of 32.68% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bodo/Glimt win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.53%) and 2-0 (6.33%). The likeliest AZ Alkmaar win was 1-2 (7.65%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Bodo/Glimt in this match.
