We said: Alcoyano 0-2 Real Madrid
Alcoyano demonstrated last season that they are capable of beating Real Madrid, but it is very difficult to see the same outcome this season. Los Blancos will be keen to put the Getafe result behind them, and we are expecting the La Liga leaders to book their spot in the next round of the competition in routine fashion.
Read more.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 Real Madrid win with a probability of 70.3%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Alcoyano had a probability of 10.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.79%) and 0-3 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.86%), while for an Alcoyano win it was 1-0 (4.2%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Real Madrid would win this match.