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 Sociedad win with a probability of 57.95%. A draw had a probability of 23.7% and a win for Real Valladolid had a probability of 18.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Sociedad win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.29%) and 2-1 (9.63%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.19%), while for a Real Valladolid win it was 0-1 (6.51%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Real Sociedad would win this match.