All things considered, we are expecting a competitive contest on Wednesday evening with Valladolid likely to fancy their chances of causing an upset. However, we cannot back against Betis, who should have enough quality at both ends of the pitch to secure their place in the next round.
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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 Real Valladolid win with a probability of 39.13%. A win for Real Betis had a probability of 35.34% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Valladolid win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.55%) and 2-0 (6.42%). The likeliest Real Betis win was 0-1 (8.54%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.08%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Real Betis would win this match.
