We said: Shakhtar Donetsk 1-1 Feyenoord
Having suffered just three defeats all season, Feyenoord are favoured to advance to the quarter-finals, but Shakhtar Donetsk will not go down without a fight.
Feyenoord may have to wait until the second leg at De Kuip to assert their dominance on the contest, as a resilient Shakhtar outfit are expected to frustrate Slot's men on Thursday.
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 Feyenoord win with a probability of 60.13%. A draw had a probability of 20.6% and a win for Shakhtar Donetsk had a probability of 19.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Feyenoord win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.89%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.97%) and 0-1 (8.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.45%), while for a Shakhtar Donetsk win it was 2-1 (5.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.