We said: PAOK 2-1 Shamrock Rovers
Shamrock will travel to Greece in buoyant mood and Bradley will have faith in his side claiming at least a share of the spoils on Thursday. However, they may find it difficult to keep PAOK quiet in front of goal - they have already scored 12 goals in five competitive games this term - and with that in mind, we can see the hosts coming out on top.
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 PAOK win with a probability of 56.54%. A win for Shamrock Rovers had a probability of 21.85% and a draw had a probability of 21.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a PAOK win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.54%) and 2-0 (8.49%). The likeliest Shamrock Rovers win was 1-2 (5.75%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.91%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that PAOK would win this match.