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 PAOK win with a probability of 46.75%. A win for HNK Rijeka had a probability of 29.46% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a PAOK win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.46%) and 0-2 (7.18%). The likeliest HNK Rijeka win was 2-1 (7.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.01%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that PAOK would win this match.