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 Olympiacos win with a probability of 82.28%. A draw had a probability of 12.5% and a win for OFI Crete had a probability of 5.25%.
The most likely scoreline for a Olympiacos win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.91%) and 1-0 (11.12%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.87%), while for a OFI Crete win it was 0-1 (2.22%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Olympiacos would win this match.