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 LASK Linz win with a probability of 39.17%. A win for HJK Helsinki had a probability of 37.29% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a LASK Linz win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.74%) and 2-0 (5.42%). The likeliest HJK Helsinki win was 1-2 (8.25%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.54%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that LASK Linz would win this match.