We said: Aris Limassol 1-2 Real Betis
While they were left disappointed by the defeat in their curtain-raiser against Rangers, who Thursday's hosts then got the better of, Real Betis do have the quality to dominate this group, and we fancy them to make it back-to-back wins in Cyprus.
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 Real Betis win with a probability of 39.23%. A win for Aris Limassol had a probability of 36.06% and a draw had a probability of 24.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Betis win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.12%) and 0-2 (6.05%). The likeliest Aris Limassol win was 2-1 (8.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.52%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Real Betis would win this match.