On January 27, Barcelona will try to bounce back from the disappointing defeat at Bilbao with a La Liga clash against Villarreal. How is this game going to end? According to really credible football predictions website Kickoff.ai, the Catalans have a 67% chance of winning.
The possibility of a draw is rated at 21% while a win for the visitors is priced at just 12%.
Unlike many other 'supercomputers' that literally take their predictions out of thin air, Kickoff.ai uses machine learning to predict the results. Its conclusions are based on huge data amount from the past, so it's quite credible. It doesn't mean that the game is destined to go the way they predicted, of course.
11 places in the La Liga table and 24 points are separating Barca from struggling Villarreal. No wonder bookies also rate Barcelona as firm favourites for the game:
Barca - 1.33
Draw - 5.75
Villarreal - 7.50
Both teams score - 1.58
One or no team score - 2.20
