We said: PAOK 1-1 Hearts (PAOK to win 3-2 on aggregate)
Another closely-fought contest is to be expected in Thursday's second leg, with the onus on Hearts to improve at both ends of the pitch if they wish to spark a comeback.
Although the Jam Tarts will fancy their chances in Greece, PAOK have made a strong start to the new season and we expect the hosts to extend their unbeaten run by claiming at least a draw to advance to the group stage on aggregate.
Read more.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 PAOK win with a probability of 55.33%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Hearts had a probability of 21.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a PAOK win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.86%) and 2-0 (9.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.86%), while for a Hearts win it was 0-1 (5.99%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that PAOK would win this match.