We said: Real Madrid 3-1 Getafe
Real Madrid are the huge favourites to triumph here, and we are expecting them to claim all three points. Getafe are capable of making this a tricky match, and Barcelona struggled against them on the opening weekend of the new season, but Ancelotti's side should have enough quality to secure the win.
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 Real Madrid win with a probability of 69.59%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Getafe had a probability of 11.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.78%) and 2-1 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.87%), while for a Getafe win it was 0-1 (4.12%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Real Madrid would win this match.