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 54.76%. A win for Real Betis had a probability of 22.83% and a draw had a probability of 22.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.12%) and 2-0 (8.6%). The likeliest Real Betis win was 1-2 (5.95%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.41%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.