We said: Fenerbahce 2-1 Altay
With both managers in the dugout in the early stages of their new roles, both teams are expected to go for the win which could make for an open games.
Fenerbahce have the superior quality and that should see them pick up all three points, but Nobre will want to see his side be more adventurous in the final third and finally score a long-awaited goal.
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 Fenerbahce win with a probability of 73.14%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for Altay had a probability of 10.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fenerbahce win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.85%) and 3-0 (9.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.78%), while for an Altay win it was 0-1 (3.24%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Fenerbahce in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Fenerbahce.
