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 71.96%. A draw had a probability of 17.8% and a win for Elche had a probability of 10.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.37%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.11%) and 3-0 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.43%), while for a Elche win it was 0-1 (3.82%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.