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 Malmo win with a probability of 43.39%. A win for Sivasspor had a probability of 29.97% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malmo win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.82%) and 2-0 (7.93%). The likeliest Sivasspor win was 0-1 (9.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.64%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Malmo would win this match.