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 56.41%. A draw had a probability of 25.3% and a win for Alaves had a probability of 18.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.86%) and 2-1 (9.15%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.64%), while for an Alaves win it was 0-1 (7.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 15.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Espanyol in this match.