Espanyol vs Barcelona - Match Guide, Data Analysis, Standings

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 61.64%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Espanyol had a probability of 15.5%.

The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.2%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.56%) and 1-2 (9.46%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.69%), while for a Espanyol win it was 1-0 (6.05%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 0.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.