With two sides struggling for form doing battle, this contest could certainly go either way, and we just lean towards an away win.
De Tomas, in particular, could cause Bordalas's side plenty of problems, but Los Che need a victory to strengthen their place in the top half, and we back them to make a return to winning ways.
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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 45.89%. A win for Valencia had a probability of 27.77% and a draw had a probability of 26.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.04%) and 2-0 (8.5%). The likeliest Valencia win was 0-1 (8.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.49%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.5% likelihood.
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