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Methodology

FCB vs RAC

Barcelona (home) vs Racing Santander · model confidence 76% · pregame locked (09-16 · FT 7-2 ) · lineup adj ×1.08 / ×0.96

Probabilities below are the pregame model (ratings as they stood before kickoff) — the same numbers used on Fixtures and Over 2.5 calibration. They are not recomputed with today’s live ratings.

Match Outcome

FCB win 83.9% fair 1.19
Draw 8.9% fair 11.24
RAC win 7.2% fair 13.96

Probabilities are shrunk toward the league prior because rating confidence is medium (limited sample / squad uncertainty). Raw model: 90.3% / 6.4% / 3.3%.

Expected Goals

FCB 4.08 — 0.84 RAC

Starting-XI ADJ applied to expected goals (not a permanent rating change): FCB ×1.085 (matched 11), RAC ×0.958 (matched 10). Clamp 0.90–1.10, α=0.5.

Over 2.5 goals86.8%fair 1.15
Under 2.5 goals13.2%fair 7.57
Both teams to score55.7%fair 1.80

Most Likely Scores

FCB 4-0 RAC8.5%
FCB 3-0 RAC8.3%
FCB 4-1 RAC7.1%
FCB 3-1 RAC7.0%
FCB 5-0 RAC6.9%

Scoreline Matrix

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0 0.7 0.6 0.3 0.1 0.0 0.0
1 3.0 2.5 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.0
2 6.1 5.1 2.1 0.6 0.1 0.0
3 8.3 7.0 2.9 0.8 0.2 0.0
4 8.5 7.1 3.0 0.8 0.2 0.0
5+ 16.7 14.0 5.8 1.6 0.3 0.1

Rows: FCB goals · Columns: RAC goals · Cell values in %. Low scorelines carry the Dixon-Coles correction (rho = -0.10).

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