Solskjaer will be hoping to kick off his tenure with a victory, especially as Besiktas need a strong finish to the league phase to reach the knockout rounds.
However, we think that they will have to settle for a draw when they go up against an Athletic side that have avoided defeat in each of their six matches in the league phase.
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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 Besiktas win with a probability of 38.27%. A win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 34.51% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Besiktas win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.2%) and 2-0 (6.88%). The likeliest Athletic Bilbao win was 0-1 (10.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.9%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Besiktas would win this match.
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