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 40.57%. A win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 34.58% and a draw had a probability of 24.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.5%) and 2-0 (6.39%). The likeliest Athletic Bilbao win was 1-2 (7.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.63%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.