The Match
Match Report
Karim Benzema's double helped Real to victory.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Thursday's La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Villarreal, including team news and predicted lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Real Madrid could line up in Thursday's La Liga clash with Villarreal.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Real Madrid's latest injury and suspension news ahead of Thursday's La Liga clash with Villarreal.
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 61.88%. A draw had a probability of 20.7% and a win for Villarreal had a probability of 17.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.95%) and 1-0 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.71%), while for a Villarreal win it was 1-2 (4.8%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 10% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Real Madrid would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Real Madrid | Draw | Villarreal |
| 61.88% | 20.68% | 17.44% |
| Both teams to score 54.72% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
