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 Atletico Madrid win with a probability of 68.05%. A draw had a probability of 21.1% and a win for Alaves had a probability of 10.82%.
The most likely scoreline for an Atletico Madrid win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (15.14%) and 3-0 (9.32%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.43%), while for an Alaves win it was 0-1 (5.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Atletico Madrid would win this match.