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 Basel win with a probability of 68.02%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for Anorthosis Famagusta had a probability of 11.18%.
The most likely scoreline for a Basel win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.69%) and 3-0 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.47%), while for an Anorthosis Famagusta win it was 0-1 (5.02%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Basel would win this match.