Barcelona 2, Real Racing Club 0

SANTANDER, Spain (Interstat) — FC Barcelona’s youth team opened its Copa del Rey Juvenil campaign with a 2-0 victory over Real Racing Club on Thursday, overcoming a physical challenge and defying pre-match projections to advance at Campos de Sport de El Sardinero. The round of 32 match, played on a chilly January evening, was a tightly contested affair for over an hour before Barcelona’s superior depth and quality from the bench proved decisive. Pre-game analytics from Interstat heavily favored the hosts, giving Real Racing Club a 70.2 percent probability to win, while its game simulator predicted a narrow 1-0 Barcelona… Read more...