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 Malaga win with a probability of 36.88%. A win for Lugo had a probability of 33.06% and a draw had a probability of 30.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Malaga win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.28%) and 0-2 (7.24%). The likeliest Lugo win was 1-0 (12.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.49%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Malaga would win this match.