History ought to repeat itself for Switzerland this week, as the Rossocrociati have notably struggled for results against Spain in decades gone by, and their recent spate of losses on the road will do them no favours here either.
With Spain aiming to lay down a marker ahead of the World Cup and consistently able to produce the goods in front of their own fans, we can only picture La Roja coming out on top in a match that may seal the fates of both teams.
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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 Spain win with a probability of 54.99%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Switzerland had a probability of 20.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Spain win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.39%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.84%) and 2-1 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.69%), while for a Switzerland win it was 0-1 (7.22%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood.
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