La Liga

La Liga | Gameweek 1

Feb 24, 2021 at 6pm UK

Camp Nou

Barcelona
3 - 0
Elche

Messi (48', 69'), Alba (73')

FT(HT: 0-0)

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The Match

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 76.77%. A draw had a probability of 14% and a win for Elche had a probability of 9.18%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (9.29%) and 2-1 (8.8%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.38%), while for a Elche win it was 1-2 (2.78%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.

Result
Barcelona	Draw	Elche
76.77%	14.05%	9.18%

Both teams to score 54.46%

Goals

Over 2.5

Under 2.5

70.24%

29.76%

Over 3.5

Under 3.5

49.09%

50.92%

Barcelona Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

93.66%

6.34%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

76.18%

23.83%

Elche Goals

Over 0.5

Under 0.5

58.14%

41.86%

Over 1.5

Under 1.5

21.69%

78.31%

Score Analysis

Barcelona 76.76%

Elche 9.18%

Draw 14.05%

Barcelona	Draw	Elche
2-0 @ 10.09% 3-0 @ 9.29% 2-1 @ 8.8% 3-1 @ 8.09% 1-0 @ 7.32% 4-0 @ 6.41% 4-1 @ 5.58% 5-0 @ 3.54% 3-2 @ 3.52% 5-1 @ 3.08% 4-2 @ 2.43% 6-0 @ 1.63% 6-1 @ 1.42% 5-2 @ 1.34% Other @ 4.24% Total : 76.76%	1-1 @ 6.38% 2-2 @ 3.83% 0-0 @ 2.65% 3-3 @ 1.02% Other @ 0.17% Total : 14.05%	1-2 @ 2.78% 0-1 @ 2.31% 2-3 @ 1.11% 0-2 @ 1.01% Other @ 1.98% Total : 9.18%