Ajax should not take Vojvodina lightly considering their pre-season form and strong start to the new domestic campaign, but the Dutch giants themselves have shown signs of promise in pre-season and they will be regarded as favourites to come out on top and take an advantage into next week's second leg.
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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 Ajax win with a probability of 67.16%. A draw had a probability of 18.2% and a win for FK Vojvodina had a probability of 14.64%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-0 with a probability of 9.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.71%) and 1-0 (8.32%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.32%), while for a FK Vojvodina win it was 1-2 (4.16%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.