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 Red Bull Salzburg win with a probability of 40.37%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 33.02% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Red Bull Salzburg win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.55%) and 0-2 (7.15%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 1-0 (9.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.65%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood.