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 67.48%. A draw had a probability of 18.8% and a win for Valencia had a probability of 13.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 2-0 with a probability of 11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.94%) and 2-1 (9.79%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.84%), while for a Valencia win it was 0-1 (3.99%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Real Madrid would win this match.