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 Atletico Madrid win with a probability of 38.78%. A win for Elche had a probability of 33.37% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for an Atletico Madrid win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.12%) and 0-2 (7.2%). The likeliest Elche win was 1-0 (10.57%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Atletico Madrid would win this match.