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 Borussia Dortmund win with a probability of 50.76%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 27.44% and a draw had a probability of 21.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Borussia Dortmund win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.31%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.68%) and 2-0 (6.6%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 1-2 (6.64%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.42%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.