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 Espanyol win with a probability of 60.72%. A draw had a probability of 25.1% and a win for Albacete had a probability of 14.15%.
The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 0-1 with a probability of 17.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (14.01%) and 1-2 (8.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (11.5%), while for an Albacete win it was 1-0 (6.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Espanyol would win this match.