Both sides have helped themselves to plenty of goals so far this season, and on effectively neutral ground, Salzburg will not be inhibited.
The Austrians can therefore put on a good show, securing a useful score draw ahead of next week's decisive 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 Red Bull Salzburg win with a probability of 45.86%. A win for Dynamo Kiev had a probability of 28.5% and a draw had a probability of 25.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Red Bull Salzburg win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.18%) and 0-2 (8.12%). The likeliest Dynamo Kiev win was 1-0 (8.1%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.19%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Red Bull Salzburg would win this match.