Nuremberg have lost a number of their top creative threats over the summer, but the attacking stars left at the club will be desperate to impress footballing legend Klose ahead of the new season.
Blackburn are set to start with their strongest XI on Saturday which could lead to plenty of goals, but we do not back Rovers to keep it tight at the other end versus credible opposition.
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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 Nuremberg win with a probability of 39.33%. A win for Blackburn Rovers had a probability of 35.73% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nuremberg win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.4%) and 2-0 (6.18%). The likeliest Blackburn Rovers win was 1-2 (8.13%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.68%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nuremberg would win this match.
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