Despite not taking part in competitive games unlike Trabzonspor, Sivasspor head into gameweek one on the back of encouraging results.
The hosts also have a three-game unbeaten run against Sunday's away side to add to the home support's optimism before this weekend, and we are backing them to avoid defeat against a side with one eye on next week's continental tie in Austria.
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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 Trabzonspor win with a probability of 52.49%. A draw had a probability of 23.8% and a win for Sivasspor had a probability of 23.67%.
The most likely scoreline for a Trabzonspor win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.72%) and 0-2 (9.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.3%), while for a Sivasspor win it was 1-0 (6.57%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.