The Argentines are in fine form at the moment and have looked very well-organised and virtually impenetrable defensively in this competition to date.
We do not expect them to be tested too much on Wednesday against one of the weakest attacking units in the Brasileiro Serie A this season.
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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 64.41%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Goias had a probability of 13.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Estudiantes win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.61%) and 2-1 (9.22%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.21%), while for a Goias win it was 0-1 (5.67%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Estudiantes would win this match.