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 Neftchi Baku win with a probability of 37.86%. A win for Galatasaray had a probability of 37.48% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Neftchi Baku win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.88%) and 2-0 (5.78%). The likeliest Galatasaray win was 1-2 (8.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.48%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood.