Coverage of the Europa Conference League Qualifying Playoffs clash between Maccabi Haifa and Neftchi Baku.
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 Maccabi Haifa win with a probability of 49.99%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Neftchi Baku had a probability of 24.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Maccabi Haifa win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.43%) and 2-0 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12%), while for a Neftchi Baku win it was 0-1 (7.64%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Maccabi Haifa would win this match.
