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 46.88%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 31.52% and a draw had a probability of 21.63%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.06%) and 0-2 (6.23%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 2-1 (7.12%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.45%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.