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 43.79%. A win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 32.53% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.62%) and 0-2 (6.38%). The likeliest Athletic Bilbao win was 2-1 (7.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.78%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.