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 60.01%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Qarabag FK had a probability of 16.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.96%) and 2-1 (9.57%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.92%), while for a Qarabag FK win it was 0-1 (6.24%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Villarreal would win this match.