Both Barcelona and Real Madrid have already displayed an affinity for goals in pre-season as players aim to make their mark under Xavi and Ancelotti, who should oversee an entertaining encounter on the Dallas turf.
It is always difficult to know exactly what to expect in pre-season as managers tinker with their side's tactics, but we expect Saturday's El Clasico to live up to the billing in a high-scoring draw.
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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 Barcelona win with a probability of 51.97%. A win for Real Madrid had a probability of 25.15% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.69%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.74%) and 2-0 (8.01%). The likeliest Real Madrid win was 1-2 (6.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.57%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.
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