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 Racing Club win with a probability of 56.51%. A draw had a probability of 24.2% and a win for Sporting Cristal had a probability of 19.26%.
The most likely scoreline for a Racing Club win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.27%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.08%) and 2-1 (9.56%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.44%), while for a Sporting Cristal win it was 0-1 (6.85%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Racing Club would win this match.