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 Villarreal win with a probability of 47%. A draw had a probability of 26.9% and a win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 26.07%.
The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.14%) and 1-2 (8.93%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.65%), while for an Athletic Bilbao win it was 1-0 (8.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.7% likelihood.