We said: Sparta Prague 1-2 Real Betis
Real Betis certainly have a tough trip on their hands on Thursday, with Sparta Prague fighting for crucial points on home turf, but Pellegrini's side have the quality to come out on top in the Czech capital, and we fancy them to make it four straight three-point hauls in the group.
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 Sparta Prague win with a probability of 57.34%. A draw had a probability of 21.9% and a win for Real Betis had a probability of 20.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sparta Prague win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.46%) and 2-0 (9.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.22%), while for a Real Betis win it was 1-2 (5.53%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sparta Prague would win this match.