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 42.55%. A win for Levante had a probability of 29.89% and a draw had a probability of 27.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Espanyol win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.53%) and 2-0 (8.08%). The likeliest Levante win was 0-1 (9.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.96%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Espanyol would win this match.