Met slechts een plekje in de Europa Conference League aan de lijn, bereiden Marseille en Lokomotiv Moskou zich donderdagavond voor op de strijd in Europa League Group E.
Jorge Sampaoli's kant staat momenteel derde in de sectie met vier punten op hun naam, terwijl hun Russische tegenhangers twee punten slechter af zijn op weg naar de laatste speeldag.
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 Marseille win with a probability of 50.46%. A draw had a probability of 29.5% and a win for Lokomotiv Moscow had a probability of 20.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Marseille win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.42%) and 2-1 (7.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (14.24%), while for a Lokomotiv Moscow win it was 0-1 (9.72%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 18% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Marseille in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Marseille.