We said: Alaves 2-1 Espanyol
Alaves come into the game desperate for a victory to stand any chance of survival, and they may have a good opportunity against a team who are slightly too comfortable to be fighting for their lives.
As a result, we slightly lean towards a victory for El Glorioso on home turf.
Read more.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 Alaves win with a probability of 43.71%. A win for Espanyol had a probability of 30.17% and a draw had a probability of 26.1%.
The most likely scoreline for an Alaves win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.95%) and 2-0 (7.77%). The likeliest Espanyol win was 0-1 (8.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Alaves in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Alaves.
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