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 Lanus win with a probability of 40.74%. A win for Sao Paulo had a probability of 31.21% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Lanus win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.25%) and 2-0 (7.76%). The likeliest Sao Paulo win was 0-1 (10.44%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.13%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Lanus would win this match.