Barcelona zal proberen het back-to-back te maken La Liga wint onder nieuwe hoofdcoach Xavi wanneer ze zaterdag naar Estadio de la Ceramica reizen om het op te nemen tegen Villarreal.
De Catalaanse reuzen zijn momenteel zevende in La Liga, 10 punten van leiders Real Madrid, terwijl Villarreal 12e bezet, vier punten achter hun tegenstanders dit weekend.
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 46.82%. A win for Villarreal had a probability of 28.12% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.32%) and 0-2 (8.05%). The likeliest Villarreal win was 1-0 (7.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 4.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.