Vikingur have done all they can by posting victory after victory in the lead-up to this game, but the greater European pedigree of Malmo will surely become apparent on their own turf.
Milojevic's squad has been depleted somewhat by injuries and illness, but the Swedish champions will expect to put one foot firmly in the second round regardless.
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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 Malmo win with a probability of 49.52%. A win for Vikingur Reykjavik had a probability of 26.67% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malmo win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.32%) and 2-0 (7.99%). The likeliest Vikingur Reykjavik win was 1-2 (6.68%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.15%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 3.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Malmo would win this match.
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