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 38.28%. A draw had a probability of 31.2% and a win for Mallorca had a probability of 30.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (7.81%) and 1-2 (7.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (14.16%), while for a Mallorca win it was 1-0 (12.8%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Espanyol would win this match.