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 63.17%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 14.56%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.89%) and 2-1 (9.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.41%), while for an Athletic Bilbao win it was 0-1 (5.74%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.