Despite missing two of their most potent attackers, the Czech Republic still boast international nous in midfield and defence, and Chytil's confidence could hardly be higher after announcing himself to the national team with a treble.
However, a full-strength Turkey side who have a taste for goals under Kuntz is a different kettle of fish to the Faroe Islands, and we can only envisage the Crescent-Stars ending the year with victory.
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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 Turkey win with a probability of 47.15%. A win for Czech Republic had a probability of 27.41% and a draw had a probability of 25.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Turkey win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.91%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.29%) and 2-0 (8.38%). The likeliest Czech Republic win was 0-1 (7.88%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Turkey would win this match.
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