Having struggled at Lotto Park in recent times – winning just three of their last 12 home games in all competitions – Anderlecht look set to suffer another defeat on Thursday, with Villarreal likely to score at least twice en route to victory.
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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 Anderlecht win with a probability of 38.41%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 36.71% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for an Anderlecht win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.19%) and 2-0 (5.98%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 1-2 (8.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.64%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11.6% likelihood.