Friday's contest will be a special occasion for San Diego Loyal as they take on a club with the European pedigree of Borussia Dortmund, who will be regarded as firm favourites to come out on top here.
Indeed, should Terzic name several star names in his lineup, the Germans should have few problems coming away with a comfortable win in California.
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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 Borussia Dortmund win with a probability of 68.11%. A draw had a probability of 17.4% and a win for San Diego Loyal had a probability of 14.46%.
The most likely scoreline for a Borussia Dortmund win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9%) and 1-3 (7.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.73%), while for a San Diego Loyal win it was 2-1 (4.08%). The actual scoreline of 0-6 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Borussia Dortmund would win this match.
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