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 Besiktas win with a probability of 55.79%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Neftchi Baku had a probability of 21.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Besiktas win was 0-1 with a probability of 10%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.88%) and 0-2 (9.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.66%), while for a Neftchi Baku win it was 1-0 (5.75%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Besiktas would win this match.
