Even if Lyon do decide to rotate their side, they will still be the strong favourites to come away with all three points on Thursday night.
The hosts still have something to play for, so they will likely throw everything at their French opponents, though the visitors should have no problems in securing a routine win.
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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 Brondby win with a probability of 38.3%. A win for Lyon had a probability of 35.36% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brondby win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.36%) and 2-0 (6.57%). The likeliest Lyon win was 0-1 (9.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Lyon would win this match.
