Ajax wird versuchen, seinen 100% igen Rekord in der Champions League aufrechtzuerhalten, wenn sie nach Istanbul reisen, um am Mittwochabend gegen den Kellerclub Besiktas der Gruppe C zu ihrem vorletzten Gruppenspiel zu treten.
Die Gastgeber sind bereits aus dem Wettbewerb ausgeschieden und streben immer noch ihren ersten Punkt in der Gruppenphase an.
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 Ajax win with a probability of 54.27%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Besiktas had a probability of 21.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.99%) and 1-2 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.47%), while for a Besiktas win it was 1-0 (6.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Ajax would win this match.