With away goals no longer a factor, PSV know that they face a difficult game on Thursday night. Nevertheless, with their superior firepower, it would come as a surprise if the Dutch outfit cannot score at least a couple of goals to put the tie beyond their opponent's reach.
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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 PSV Eindhoven win with a probability of 54.88%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Maccabi Tel Aviv had a probability of 21.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a PSV Eindhoven win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10%) and 1-2 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.33%), while for a Maccabi Tel Aviv win it was 1-0 (6.59%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood.
