Both teams come into the game in concerning form and will be desperate for a win, and we see them cancelling one another out.
With each boasting a prolific striker, they have the ability to hurt the other side, and we ultimately predict a share of the spoils in Catalonia.
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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 43.42%. A win for Getafe had a probability of 29.21% and a draw had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.64%) and 2-0 (8.25%). The likeliest Getafe win was 0-1 (9.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.89%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Espanyol would win this match.
