Besiktas have had a very good transfer window and have assembled a squad that seem capable of challenging Fenerbahce and Galatasaray for the title this season. The Black Eagles were very impressive in their first away game last week and we feel they will follow up with an even better performance at home this weekend.
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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 Besiktas win with a probability of 55.58%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Antalyaspor had a probability of 21.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Besiktas win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.84%) and 2-0 (9.7%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.98%), while for an Antalyaspor win it was 0-1 (6.13%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Besiktas would win this match.