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 Villarreal win with a probability of 48.21%. A win for Ajax had a probability of 28.8% and a draw had a probability of 23.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.93%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.03%) and 2-0 (6.6%). The likeliest Ajax win was 1-2 (6.62%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood.