Rayo will certainly be the fresher outfit, but the majority of the players that started for Villarreal on Thursday will not be in their XI for this match. We actually fancy a low-scoring draw in this contest, which would not be the worst result in the world for either team.
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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 Villarreal win with a probability of 37.25%. A win for Rayo Vallecano had a probability of 36.76% and a draw had a probability of 26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.27%) and 0-2 (6.22%). The likeliest Rayo Vallecano win was 1-0 (9.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.33%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.
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