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 Espanyol win with a probability of 46.28%. A win for Mallorca had a probability of 27.72% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.14%) and 2-0 (8.44%). The likeliest Mallorca win was 0-1 (8.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.35%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Espanyol in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Espanyol.