Trabzonspor are big favourites in this encounter given their much superior league position and the form of both sides, and they should keep a clean sheet with Yeni Malatyaspor's poor scoring record on their travels in particular.
The league leaders will be keen to get back to winning ways in the league after a goalless draw last time out, and they will know that they have enough quality to beat their visitors on Friday.
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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 72.72%. A draw had a probability of 17.6% and a win for Yeni Malatyaspor had a probability of 9.71%.
The most likely scoreline for a Trabzonspor win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.57%) and 3-0 (10.16%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.31%), while for a Yeni Malatyaspor win it was 0-1 (3.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 12.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Trabzonspor would win this match.
