This has the potential to be a very tricky game for Real Betis, who have had a busy January thus far. Pellegrini's team are full of quality, though, and we are expecting them to triumph here, with Espanyol finding it difficult to pick up positive results at home in the league this term.
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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 Espanyol win with a probability of 36.28%. A win for Real Betis had a probability of 36.21% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.89%) and 2-0 (6.52%). The likeliest Real Betis win was 0-1 (10.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Espanyol in this match.