Coverage of the Europa League Second Qualifying Round clash between Borac Banja Luka and Rio Ave.
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 Rio Ave win with a probability of 39.46%. A win for Borac Banja Luka had a probability of 33.5% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rio Ave win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.37%) and 0-2 (7.09%). The likeliest Borac Banja Luka win was 1-0 (9.83%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.82%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rio Ave would win this match.
