Data Analysis
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 Espanyol win with a probability of 38.79%. A win for Albacete had a probability of 31.32% and a draw had a probability of 29.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.72%) and 2-1 (7.53%). The likeliest Albacete win was 0-1 (11.99%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.43%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Espanyol would win this match.