Coverage of the Copa Sudamericana Group Stage clash between River Plate and Sport Huancayo.
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 40.26%. A win for Sport Huancayo had a probability of 33.23% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a River Plate win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.56%) and 2-0 (7.08%). The likeliest Sport Huancayo win was 0-1 (9.29%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.61%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that River Plate would win this match.
