Real Betis are more than capable of picking up a positive result on Saturday, but Barcelona will be determined to bounce back from their loss at Rayo. It would not be a surprise to see the points shared in this match, but we just have a feeling that Xavi's side will navigate their way to a huge three points.
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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 64.91%. A draw had a probability of 20% and a win for Real Betis had a probability of 15.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.59%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.47%), while for a Real Betis win it was 0-1 (4.54%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.
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