We said: Barcelona 2-1 Sevilla
Sevilla are more than capable of making this a difficult match for Barcelona, especially as they will enter it off the back of their best performance of the season. Xavi's side will be desperate to return to winning ways, though, and we can see the Catalan outfit navigating their way to all three points.
Read more.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 67.66%. A draw had a probability of 18.7% and a win for Sevilla had a probability of 13.65%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.91%) and 2-1 (9.78%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.8%), while for a Sevilla win it was 0-1 (3.96%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.