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 PAOK win with a probability of 74.74%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for OFI Crete had a probability of 8.77%.
The most likely scoreline for a PAOK win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.09%) and 3-0 (10.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.81%), while for a OFI Crete win it was 0-1 (3.4%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 6.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that PAOK would win this match.