There is not an awful lot between these two teams in terms of quality, so we are expecting a close match on Sunday. Both are in need of all three points to boost their survival battles, but we are finding it difficult to separate them on this occasion.
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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 Real Valladolid win with a probability of 45.77%. A draw had a probability of 27.4% and a win for Mallorca had a probability of 26.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Valladolid win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.97%) and 2-1 (8.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.82%), while for a Mallorca win it was 0-1 (9.39%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.