Anderlecht boast a vastly superior squad on paper, and while that does not always translate to success on the pitch, we are backing them to come out on top in this one and take control of the tie overall.
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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 Anderlecht win with a probability of 41.72%. A win for Paide had a probability of 29.9% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 0-1 with a probability of 13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.24%) and 0-2 (8.14%). The likeliest Paide win was 1-0 (10.52%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.17%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Anderlecht would win this match.