This has the potential to be a very tricky match for Barcelona, and we would not be surprised to see a draw on Saturday. The Catalan outfit are on a roll at the moment, though, and with Yamal and Felix potentially featuring alongside Lewandowski in an exciting front three, we can see the home side winning this one.
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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 67.15%. A draw had a probability of 19% and a win for Real Betis had a probability of 13.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.28%) and 2-1 (9.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9%), while for a Real Betis win it was 0-1 (4.13%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 1.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.
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