Sevilla's struggles for victories recently, combined with a heavily wounded squad, could see them fall short again on Sunday.
La Real will certainly back themselves to leave with a result, and, despite the loss of Silva, they possess the quality to force a share of the spoils away at La Liga's second-placed side.
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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 Sevilla win with a probability of 57.71%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for Real Sociedad had a probability of 18.94%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sevilla win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.87%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.09%), while for a Real Sociedad win it was 0-1 (6.32%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
