The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Alaves.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Alaves, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Real Madrid could line up in Saturday's La Liga clash with Alaves.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up all of Real Madrid's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash with Alaves.
We said: Real Madrid 2-0 Alaves
Real Madrid are in a need of a confidence-boosting win amid a difficult run of form, and we are fully expecting the home side to triumph this weekend. Alaves impressed against Valencia last time out and won at Bernabeu last term, but Ancelotti's side should have enough to collect all three points here. 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 79.8%. A draw had a probability of 13.9% and a win for Alaves had a probability of 6.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.17%) and 1-0 (11.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.54%), while for an Alaves win it was 0-1 (2.6%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 12.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Real Madrid would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Real Madrid | Draw | Alaves |
| 79.8% | 13.87% | 6.33% |
| Both teams to score 39.74% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
