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La Liga | Gameweek 17
Dec 17, 2023 at 8pm UK
Estadio Santiago Bernabeu
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Real Madrid
4 - 1
Villarreal

Bellingham (25'), Rodrygo (37'), Diaz (64'), Modric (68')
Bellingham (67'), Tchouameni (83')
FT(HT: 2-0)
Luis Morales (54')
Altimira (67'), Akhomach (74'), Capoue (85')

The Match

Team News

Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Sunday's La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Villarreal.

Preview

Sports Mole previews Sunday's La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Villarreal, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.

Predicted Lineups

Sports Mole looks at how Real Madrid could line up in Sunday's La Liga clash with Villarreal.

Injuries & Suspensions

Sports Mole rounds up Real Madrid's injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash with Villarreal.

Form, Standings, Stats

Last Game: Rennes 2-3 Villarreal
Thursday, December 14 at 5.45pm in Europa League

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 Real Madrid win with a probability of 66.19%. A draw had a probability of 18.1% and a win for Villarreal had a probability of 15.73%.

The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.75%) and 3-1 (7.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.99%), while for a Villarreal win it was 1-2 (4.37%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Real Madrid would win this match.

Result
Real MadridDrawVillarreal
66.19% (0.10900000000001 0.11)18.08% (-0.251 -0.25)15.73% (0.14 0.14)
Both teams to score 60.46% (1.358 1.36)
Goals
Over 2.5Under 2.5
67.75% (1.558 1.56)32.24% (-1.561 -1.56)
Over 3.5Under 3.5
46.15% (1.791 1.79)53.85% (-1.794 -1.79)
Real Madrid Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
90.9% (0.446 0.45)9.1% (-0.449 -0.45)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
69.1% (1.062 1.06)30.9% (-1.065 -1.07)
Villarreal Goals
Over 0.5Under 0.5
66.51% (1.171 1.17)33.49% (-1.174 -1.17)
Over 1.5Under 1.5
29.87% (1.261 1.26)70.13% (-1.263 -1.26)
Score Analysis
    Real Madrid 66.19%
    Villarreal 15.73%
    Draw 18.08%
Real MadridDrawVillarreal
2-1 @ 9.58% (-0.096 -0.1)
2-0 @ 8.75% (-0.375 -0.38)
3-1 @ 7.65% (0.079 0.08)
1-0 @ 7.3% (-0.47 -0.47)
3-0 @ 7% (-0.153 -0.15)
4-1 @ 4.59% (0.138 0.14)
4-0 @ 4.19% (-0.0060000000000002 -0.01)
3-2 @ 4.19% (0.174 0.17)
4-2 @ 2.51% (0.152 0.15)
5-1 @ 2.2% (0.109 0.11)
5-0 @ 2.01% (0.037 0.04)
5-2 @ 1.2% (0.096 0.1)
4-3 @ 0.92% (0.083 0.08)
Other @ 4.11%
Total : 66.19%
1-1 @ 7.99% (-0.246 -0.25)
2-2 @ 5.24% (0.113 0.11)
0-0 @ 3.05% (-0.262 -0.26)
3-3 @ 1.53% (0.109 0.11)
Other @ 0.28%
Total : 18.08%
1-2 @ 4.37% (0.0069999999999997 0.01)
0-1 @ 3.33% (-0.173 -0.17)
2-3 @ 1.91% (0.1 0.1)
0-2 @ 1.82% (-0.035 -0.03)
1-3 @ 1.59% (0.053 0.05)
Other @ 2.71%
Total : 15.73%

How you voted: Real Madrid vs Villarreal

Real Madrid
87.4%
Draw
8.0%
Villarreal
4.6%
87
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