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 41.66%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 34.82% 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 8.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.04%) and 0-2 (5.84%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 2-1 (7.93%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.56%). The actual scoreline of 4-4 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.