We said: Maccabi Haifa 1-2 Rennes
Although Rennes have won only one of their seven competitive away games this season, they will be at no real disadvantage with the contest taking place at a neutral venue.
The French side proved to be a level above in the reverse fixture, and while we do not expect another 3-0 scoreline, we still believe that Rennes will have enough quality to record a narrow victory.
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 Rennes win with a probability of 47.78%. A win for Maccabi Haifa had a probability of 29.05% and a draw had a probability of 23.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rennes win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.85%) and 0-2 (6.98%). The likeliest Maccabi Haifa win was 2-1 (7.07%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.53%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rennes would win this match.