With Galatasaray potentially in party mode and Fenerbahce looking ahead to next weekend's cup final, both sides may be a level below their usual best, despite the enormity of the fixture.
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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 Galatasaray win with a probability of 48.48%. A win for Fenerbahce had a probability of 27.29% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Galatasaray win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.49%) and 2-0 (7.99%). The likeliest Fenerbahce win was 0-1 (6.86%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.41%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Galatasaray would win this match.