It would take a brave soul to confidently predict the outcome of pre-season friendlies, where fringe players bid to get into the coaches' good books and managers take the opportunity to make a host of in-game alterations.
Galatasaray may wish to keep some of their international crop in reserve following their recent exploits, but we ultimately expect the Turkish champions' quality to shine through.
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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 Galatasaray win with a probability of 72.95%. A draw had a probability of 16.9% and a win for Hull City had a probability of 10.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Galatasaray win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.83%) and 3-0 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.03%), while for a Hull City win it was 0-1 (3.45%). The actual scoreline of 3-4 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood.