This is an important match for both sides, even at this relatively early stage of the season. Real Betis will have home advantage, but Athletic have only lost four of their 14 league games this term, and we believe that a close match will end with the points being shared.
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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 Athletic Bilbao win with a probability of 43.52%. A win for Real Betis had a probability of 29.71% and a draw had a probability of 26.8%.
The most likely scoreline for an Athletic Bilbao win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.8%) and 0-2 (8.03%). The likeliest Real Betis win was 1-0 (9.16%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
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