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 43.4%. A win for Rangers had a probability of 35.2% and a draw had a probability of 21.4%.
The most likely scoreline for an Ajax win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (5.37%) and 3-2 (4.74%). The likeliest Rangers win was 1-2 (7.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (8.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Ajax in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Ajax.