Considering Klaksvik are not performing quite as well as they did during their title-winning campaign last season, they come into Tuesday's clash as underdogs.
Additionally, Malmo's current points trajectory could see them achieve a historic domestic season, and they will be confident of carrying this form into European competition.
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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 Malmo win with a probability of 72.95%. A draw had a probability of 16.4% and a win for KI Klaksvik had a probability of 10.68%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malmo win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.38%) and 1-0 (9.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.69%), while for a KI Klaksvik win it was 1-2 (3.16%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Malmo would win this match.