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 Villarreal win with a probability of 38.13%. A win for Dinamo Zagreb had a probability of 37.02% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Villarreal win was 1-2 with a probability of 8.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (8.13%) and 0-2 (5.91%). The likeliest Dinamo Zagreb win was 2-1 (8.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.62%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Villarreal would win this match.