FC Masters
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La Liga, Spain
Villarreal
Espanyol

Solid pick

Villarreal win or draw

On your slip: Home or draw

Villarreal are hard to beat at home; Espanyol are expected to manage only about 1.2 goals.

Who wins?

58%Villarreal 23%Draw 20%Espanyol

Blends our model with a second, independent prediction model.

Goals

1.9Villarreal expected goals 1.2Espanyol
Over 1.5 goals 83%
Over 2.5 goals 60%
Over 3.5 goals 37%
Under 2.5 goals 40%
Under 3.5 goals 63%
Under 4.5 goals 80%
Both teams score 60%
Home team scores 85%
Away team scores 70%
Home team over 1.5 goals 57%
Away team over 1.5 goals 33%

Safer ways to back a side

Villarreal or draw 80%
Espanyol or draw 42%
Either team wins 77%
Villarreal, draw no bet 74%
Espanyol, draw no bet 26%
Villarreal +1.5 91%
Espanyol +1.5 69%
Villarreal +1 (Asian) 89%
Espanyol +1 (Asian) 60%
Villarreal or draw, 2 or more goals 64%
Espanyol or draw, 2 or more goals 37%
Villarreal or draw, 3 or more goals 45%
Espanyol or draw, 3 or more goals 23%
Villarreal win, both score 28%
Villarreal win, they blank 25%
Espanyol win, both score 13%
Espanyol win, they blank 9%
Villarreal score 2 or fewer 70%
Espanyol score 2 or fewer 88%

The numbers behind it

VillarrealEspanyol
1.5Scored per game1.2
1.4Conceded per game1.4
2.6Scored, last 51.2
10Games this season10

These numbers come from each team's scoring record, home advantage and recent form. They're estimates, not guarantees.