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 Sociedad win with a probability of 58.57%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for HNK Rijeka had a probability of 18.03%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Sociedad win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.36%) and 1-2 (9.66%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.07%), while for a HNK Rijeka win it was 1-0 (6.35%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 13% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Real Sociedad in this match.