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 46.09%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 30.43% and a draw had a probability of 23.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.25%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.84%) and 0-2 (6.77%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 2-1 (7.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.7%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Real Madrid would win this match.