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 52.48%. A win for Almeria had a probability of 24.17% and a draw had a probability of 23.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.71%) and 0-2 (8.62%). The likeliest Almeria win was 2-1 (6.21%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.97%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.