Marcelino has enjoyed a positive run of results since returning to the Villarreal dugout, and we think that he will extend his unbeaten start with a relatively comfortable victory in their midweek Europa League outing.
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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 Villarreal win with a probability of 51.36%. A win for Maccabi Haifa had a probability of 26.16% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.9%) and 2-0 (7.44%). The likeliest Maccabi Haifa win was 1-2 (6.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.17%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.