Eldense are capable of making this a tricky match for Valencia, and we are expecting it to be close in terms of the scoreline. However, Valencia's superior quality should allow them advance to the last-16 stage of the competition.
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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 Valencia win with a probability of 39.91%. A draw had a probability of 31.8% and a win for Eldense had a probability of 28.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Valencia win was 0-1 with a probability of 16.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.38%) and 1-2 (6.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (15.29%), while for a Eldense win it was 1-0 (12.7%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Valencia would win this match.