Boasting the joint-best defensive record in the division, Las Palmas will not make life easy for Real Madrid, but Ancelotti's men look set to return to winning ways with a hard-fought victory on home soil.
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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 Madrid win with a probability of 57.29%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Las Palmas had a probability of 19.85%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.18%) and 2-1 (9.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.86%), while for a Las Palmas win it was 0-1 (5.98%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Real Madrid in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Real Madrid.