La Liga | Gameweek 9
Oct 16, 2022 at 3.15pm UK
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu
Real Madrid
3 - 1
Barcelona
Reaction
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The Match
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Sunday's La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Sunday's La Liga clash between Real Madrid and Barcelona, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Real Madrid could line up against Barcelona in Sunday's El Clasico.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's latest injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash with Real Madrid.
More game data and we say below the videos
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Shakhtar 1-1 Real Madrid
Tuesday, October 11 at 8pm in Champions League
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We said: Real Madrid 1-1 Barcelona
Real Madrid will have had an extra day of recovery ahead of this match, which could be crucial, and Barcelona were involved in an energy-zapping contest with Inter during the week. Xavi's side are difficult to back against in the league at the moment, though, and we have a feeling that a tight match could end with the spoils being shared, which both managers would likely accept if that were offered ahead of kickoff. 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 Real Madrid win with a probability of 39.58%. A win for Barcelona had a probability of 35.34% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.61%) and 2-0 (6.3%). The likeliest Barcelona win was 1-2 (8.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.79%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Real Madrid would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Real Madrid | Draw | Barcelona |
39.58% ( -0.44) | 25.08% ( -0.04) | 35.34% ( 0.48) |
| Both teams to score 57.32% ( 0.22) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
