This could be a really tricky match for Real Madrid, with Celta having a lot of quality in the final third of the field. We are fully expecting the home side to find the back of the net at some point, but the league leaders should manage to navigate their way to a hugely important three points.
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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 Real Madrid win with a probability of 60.72%. A draw had a probability of 21.8% and a win for Celta Vigo had a probability of 17.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.8%) and 1-2 (9.9%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.35%), while for a Celta Vigo win it was 1-0 (5.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-2 win for Real Madrid in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Real Madrid.
