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 64.49%. A draw had a probability of 18.9% and a win for Espanyol had a probability of 16.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.74%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.01%) and 0-1 (7.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.51%), while for a Espanyol win it was 2-1 (4.6%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Espanyol | Draw | Barcelona |
| 16.6% ( | 18.9% ( | 64.49% ( |
| Both teams to score 59.36% ( |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
| 65.44% ( | 34.56% ( |
| Over 3.5 | Under 3.5 |
| 43.5% ( | 56.5% ( |
| Espanyol Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 66.05% ( | 33.95% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 29.38% ( | 70.62% ( |
| Barcelona Goals |
| Over 0.5 | Under 0.5 |
| 89.87% ( | 10.13% ( |
| Over 1.5 | Under 1.5 | ||||||||
| 66.67% ( | 33.33% ( |
| Score Analysis |
| Espanyol | Draw | Barcelona |
| 2-1 @ 4.6% 1-0 @ 3.72% ( 2-0 @ 2.01% ( 3-2 @ 1.9% ( 3-1 @ 1.66% ( Other @ 2.73% Total : 16.6% | 1-1 @ 8.51% ( 2-2 @ 5.26% ( 0-0 @ 3.44% ( 3-3 @ 1.45% ( Other @ 0.25% Total : 18.9% | 1-2 @ 9.74% ( 0-2 @ 9.01% ( 0-1 @ 7.88% ( 1-3 @ 7.43% ( 0-3 @ 6.88% ( 1-4 @ 4.25% ( 2-3 @ 4.02% ( 0-4 @ 3.94% ( 2-4 @ 2.3% ( 1-5 @ 1.95% ( 0-5 @ 1.8% ( 2-5 @ 1.05% ( Other @ 4.25% Total : 64.49% |

| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| C | Barcelona | 38 | 28 | 4 | 6 | 102 | 39 | 63 | 88 |
| 2 | Real Madrid | 38 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 78 | 38 | 40 | 84 |
| 3 | Atletico MadridAtletico | 38 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 68 | 30 | 38 | 76 |
| 4 | Athletic Bilbao | 38 | 19 | 13 | 6 | 54 | 29 | 25 | 70 |
| 5 | Villarreal | 38 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 71 | 51 | 20 | 70 |
| 6 | Real BetisBetis | 38 | 16 | 12 | 10 | 57 | 50 | 7 | 60 |
| 7 | Celta Vigo | 38 | 16 | 7 | 15 | 59 | 57 | 2 | 55 |
| 8 | Osasuna | 38 | 12 | 16 | 10 | 48 | 52 | -4 | 52 |
| 9 | Rayo Vallecano | 38 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 41 | 45 | -4 | 52 |
| 10 | Mallorca | 38 | 13 | 9 | 16 | 35 | 44 | -9 | 48 |
| 11 | Valencia | 38 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 44 | 54 | -10 | 46 |
| 12 | Real Sociedad | 38 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 35 | 46 | -11 | 46 |
| 13 | Getafe | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 34 | 39 | -5 | 42 |
| 14 | AlavesAlaves | 38 | 10 | 12 | 16 | 38 | 48 | -10 | 42 |
| 15 | Espanyol | 38 | 11 | 9 | 18 | 40 | 51 | -11 | 42 |
| 16 | Sevilla | 38 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 42 | 55 | -13 | 41 |
| 17 | GironaGirona | 38 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 44 | 60 | -16 | 41 |
| 18 | Leganes | 38 | 9 | 13 | 16 | 39 | 56 | -17 | 40 |
| R | Las PalmasLas Palmas | 38 | 8 | 8 | 22 | 40 | 61 | -21 | 32 |
| R | Real ValladolidValladolid | 38 | 4 | 4 | 30 | 26 | 90 | -64 | 16 |
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