If statistics are anything to go by, you have to expect Leicester to concede at least one goal against their Danish opponents on Thursday evening. Nevertheless, the Premier League side should score further strikes of their own, too, to ensure that they cruise through to the next round.
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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 Leicester City win with a probability of 38.93%. A win for Randers had a probability of 36.79% and a draw had a probability of 24.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Leicester City win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.54%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.58%) and 0-2 (5.78%). The likeliest Randers win was 2-1 (8.26%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Leicester City would win this match.
