We said: Wolverhampton Wanderers 1-2 Besiktas
In usual circumstances, Wolves would be regarded as the marginal favourites for this game. However, we cannot ignore their efforts from earlier this week, something which we feel will lead to Besiktas taking advantage during the closing quarter of the contest.
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 Wolverhampton Wanderers win with a probability of 44.91%. A win for Besiktas had a probability of 29.24% and a draw had a probability of 25.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Wolverhampton Wanderers win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.08%) and 2-0 (7.97%). The likeliest Besiktas win was 0-1 (8.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.29%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Wolverhampton Wanderers would win this match.