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 River Plate win with a probability of 58.04%. A draw had a probability of 22.7% and a win for Sao Paulo had a probability of 19.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a River Plate win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.38%) and 2-1 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.78%), while for a Sao Paulo win it was 0-1 (5.89%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that River Plate would win this match.