We said: Red Bull Salzburg 2-0 Sheffield Wednesday
With competitive action just days away, Salzburg should be nearing full fitness and will be confident of easing past second-tier opposition on home soil.
Sheffield Wednesday face another tough assignment following the match at Brighton earlier in the week, and we believe that the Owls' summer trip will begin with defeat.
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 Red Bull Salzburg win with a probability of 59.39%. A draw had a probability of 20.5% and a win for Sheffield Wednesday had a probability of 20.07%.
The most likely scoreline for a Red Bull Salzburg win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.5%) and 1-0 (8.03%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.27%), while for a Sheffield Wednesday win it was 1-2 (5.36%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Red Bull Salzburg would win this match.