Sabah FA
vs
Barcelona
UEFA Champions League prediction
Our model says: Sabah FA 1–3 Barcelona
The model makes it 9% Sabah FA, 14% draw, 77% Barcelona — fair odds of 11.11, 7.14 and 1.30.
Most likely scoreline: 1-3 (8%).
Expected goals: Sabah FA 1.04, Barcelona 3.60.
Both teams to score: 63%. Over 2.5 goals: 84%, under 2.5: 16%.
Model confidence: High — calls at this level have come off 61% of the time, over 2,123 settled matches.
One-sided: Barcelona are clearly the stronger team on the model's ratings. In past matches rated this way the favourite won 68%, 20% were drawn and the underdog won 12%.
Published
Source: Fulltime Stats' own Dixon-Coles model, as of 11 November 2026. Sabah FA's rating is built from 43 Azerbaijan Premier League matches and Barcelona's from 50 La Liga matches, over this season and last, recent ones weighted most. In European competition both ratings are rescaled to the strength of their league and adjusted by their European results over this season and last: 14 matches for Sabah FA, 16 for Barcelona. Goal level and home advantage are this competition's own, measured over 722 matches.
Key facts
- Sabah FA are 31st on 3 points from 4 games; Barcelona are 5th on 9 points from 4 games — UEFA Champions League.
- Sabah FA have won 1 of their last 4 games, most recently a 1-4 defeat away to Viking.
- Barcelona have won 3 of their last 4 games, most recently a 3-0 win at home to Aston Villa.
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Live win probability
From kick-offFrom kick-off, the split above updates here every few seconds as the model re-reads the score, the clock and any red cards.
Model insights: Sabah FA vs Barcelona
Has the model earned this number?
Barcelona at 77%: of 501 settled 65–100% forecasts, 68.5% came in (average 72.9%). It can be read literally. The full record.
Form going into Sabah FA vs Barcelona
Sabah FA
UEFA Champions League
- L1-4away to Viking4 November 2026
- L1-2Borussia Dortmund20 October 2026
- W2-0Slavia Praha13 October 2026
- L0-4away to Manchester United10 September 2026
Barcelona
UEFA Champions League
- W3-0Aston Villa3 November 2026
- L2-4away to Paris Saint Germain20 October 2026
- W4-1away to Galatasaray13 October 2026
- W5-1Feyenoord9 September 2026
What these results say
- Sabah FA failed to win 3 of these 4 matches.
- Sabah FA scored in 3 of these 4 matches.
- Sabah FA conceded in 3 of these 4 matches.
- Barcelona scored in every one of these 4 matches.
- Every one of these 4 matches for Barcelona had three goals or more.
- Barcelona won 3 of these 4 matches.
Up to 5 matches before kick-off, most recent first; context, not the model's input. How to read this.
UEFA Champions League table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 31 | Sabah FA | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 10 | -6 | 3 |
| 5 | Barcelona | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 | +8 | 9 |
Where the two sides stand. Full table
Leading scorers: Sabah FA and Barcelona
Sabah FA
GoalsAssists
- J. Mickels41
Barcelona
GoalsAssists
- Raphinha40
- Lamine Yamal34
Top 3 by league goals this season; player availability is not in the model. How to read this.
Team comparison
Each side's share of the two-team total. How to read this.
Why the model favours this side
The model gives Barcelona the highest probability at 77%, based on each side's rolling attack and defence ratings estimated from recent match data. The model projects 1.04 expected goals for Sabah FA against 3.60 for Barcelona. Sabah FA's attack/defence rating is 0.99/1.09 versus the league average (1.00 = average), compared with 1.78/0.73 for Barcelona.
How the model reaches 77% for Barcelona to win
Start from two average sides on neutral ground: 38% for Barcelona to win. Then home advantage takes away 9 points, Sabah FA's ratings add 23 points and Barcelona's ratings add 25 points, which lands on the published 77%.
- Two average sides, neutral ground38%
- Home advantage29%−9
- Sabah FA's ratings52%+23
- Barcelona's ratings77%+25
Each step adds one input to the step before. How to read this.
Goal trends
Over 1.5 goals
Over 2.5 goals
Over 3.5 goals
Both teams score
Outer rings: how often Sabah FA's most recent league matches and Barcelona's most recent matches in our records (any competition, kept since July 2026) before kick-off (up to 10 games; the count is under each ring) went over the line; middle ring: the model's probability for this match. Not betting advice. How to read this.
Season stats
Sabah FA at home · Barcelona away
League matches only, this season — Sabah FA in the Premyer Liqa, Barcelona in the La Liga; per game, from API-Football. How to read this.
Goals scored and conceded, by minute
All league matches this season: Sabah FA 10 in the Premyer Liqa, Barcelona 12 in the La Liga.
League goals by 15-minute window, from API-Football. Context, not a prediction. How to read this.
The next 4 matches, by difficulty
Sabah FA
- vs Araz28 Nov · Premyer Liqawin 82%
- at Zira5 Dec · Premyer Liqawin 50%
- at Villarreal8 Dec · UEFA Champions Leaguewin 18%
- vs Safa Baku13 Dec · Premyer Liqawin 81%
Barcelona
- at Deportivo La Coruna29 Nov · La Ligawin 55%
- vs Atletico Madrid2 Dec · La Ligawin 52%
- vs Celta Vigo6 Dec · La Ligawin 69%
- vs Manchester City8 Dec · UEFA Champions Leaguewin 55%
Each side's next matches after this one, coloured by the opponent's strength. How to read this.