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 55.81%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Rayo Vallecano had a probability of 21.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.88%) and 0-2 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.68%), while for a Rayo Vallecano win it was 1-0 (5.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.8% likelihood.