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 70.63%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for Almeria had a probability of 12.83%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.35%) and 3-1 (7.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.38%), while for an Almeria win it was 1-2 (3.7%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.