Cadiz will believe that they have a better chance of picking up a positive in this match due to Barcelona's Europa League involvement on Thursday night, but we are finding it difficult to back against Xavi's side considering their league form. It might not be a classic, but the Catalan outfit should be able to return to winning ways in Spain's top flight in routine fashion.
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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 86.95%. A draw had a probability of 9.5% and a win for Cadiz had a probability of 3.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (13.97%) and 4-0 (10.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (4.5%), while for a Cadiz win it was 0-1 (1.52%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 14.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Barcelona in this match.
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