Despite their indifferent results, Estudiantes' impressive home form — unbeaten since February in all competitions, winning eight and playing out six draws — should carry them to the round of 16 at the expense of Barcelona SC.
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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 Estudiantes win with a probability of 69.13%. A draw had a probability of 20% and a win for Barcelona SC had a probability of 10.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Estudiantes win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.46%) and 3-0 (9.47%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.22%), while for a Barcelona SC win it was 0-1 (4.69%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Estudiantes would win this match.