We said: Manchester United 2-0 Sheriff Tiraspol
Coming away from Stamford Bridge with just a point to their name would have disappointed a dominant Man United, who blew Tottenham away at Old Trafford last week and should have no trouble inflicting similar punishment on a managerless Sheriff.
The visitors have not possessed a taste for goals in Europe recently, and we can envisage lightning striking twice as Man United advance to the knockout stages courtesy of another two-goal success.
Read more.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 Manchester United win with a probability of 69.96%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Sheriff Tiraspol had a probability of 8.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester United win was 1-0 with a probability of 20.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (17.66%) and 3-0 (10.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (12%), while for a Sheriff Tiraspol win it was 0-1 (4.86%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Manchester United would win this match.