Whilst the hosts' cup run has been very impressive, it looks likely to come to an end on Thursday. They will put up a fight, and also have home advantage, but the extra quality in Les Leones' squad will surely prove to be too much for them.
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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 Athletic Bilbao win with a probability of 68.31%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Mancha Real had a probability of 11.25%.
The most likely scoreline for an Athletic Bilbao win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (14.42%) and 0-3 (9.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.41%), while for a Mancha Real win it was 1-0 (4.89%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 14.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Athletic Bilbao would win this match.
