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 Barcelona win with a probability of 63.7%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Real Betis had a probability of 16%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.3%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.58%), while for a Real Betis win it was 0-1 (4.63%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.