While we expect this to be a tough game with both sides looking to stay in the tie ahead of the second leg, we do believe that Dynamo Kiev will make the most of their home advantage and come away with a narrow lead.
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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 Dynamo Kiev win with a probability of 48.97%. A win for Partizan had a probability of 27.01% and a draw had a probability of 24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Dynamo Kiev win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.45%) and 2-0 (7.98%). The likeliest Partizan win was 1-2 (6.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.28%). The actual scoreline of 6-2 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Dynamo Kiev would win this match.