La Liga | Gameweek 2
Aug 24, 2024 at 6pm UK
Estadi Olimpic Lluis Companys
Barcelona2 - 1Athletic Bilbao
FT(HT: 1-1)
The Match
Match Report
Robert Lewandowski scores the winning goal to guide Barcelona to a narrow 2-1 victory in Saturday's La Liga meeting with Athletic Bilbao.
Team News
Sports Mole rounds up all of the latest injury and suspension news ahead of Saturday's La Liga clash between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao.
Preview
Sports Mole previews Saturday's La Liga clash between Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
Predicted Lineups
Sports Mole looks at how Athletic Bilbao could line up in Saturday's La Liga clash with Barcelona.
Injuries & Suspensions
Sports Mole rounds up Barcelona's injury and suspension news ahead of their La Liga clash with Athletic Bilbao.
Form, Standings, Stats
Last Game: Valencia 1-2 Barcelona
Saturday, August 17 at 8.30pm in La Liga
Saturday, August 17 at 8.30pm in La Liga
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 58.02%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Athletic Bilbao had a probability of 20.78%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.66%) and 1-0 (8.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.7%), while for an Athletic Bilbao win it was 1-2 (5.53%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Barcelona in this match.
| Result | ||
| Barcelona | Draw | Athletic Bilbao |
58.02% ( 0.1) | 21.19% ( -0) | 20.78% ( -0.1) |
| Both teams to score 59.08% ( -0.16) |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
