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 54.66%. A win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 23.16% and a draw had a probability of 22.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.67%) and 2-0 (8.32%). The likeliest Athletic Bilbao win was 1-2 (6.01%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Real Madrid would win this match.