Dortmund's returning international players have not had long to get to grips with their plethora of new teammates, and BVB fans should therefore not expect a totally fluid team performance in midweek.
Nevertheless, Terzic's side are full of youthful quality as ever and have two renowned goalscorers in Adeyemi and Haller seeking to get off to a fast start in Germany, so BVB should prevail comfortably in spite of Verl's respectable set of early pre-season results.
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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 Borussia Dortmund win with a probability of 69.39%. A draw had a probability of 17.4% and a win for SC Verl had a probability of 13.23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Borussia Dortmund win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.59%) and 0-1 (8.32%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.97%), while for a SC Verl win it was 2-1 (3.82%). The actual scoreline of 0-5 was predicted with a 2.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Borussia Dortmund would win this match.
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