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 62.3%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Banfield had a probability of 16.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a River Plate win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.53%) and 1-2 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.27%), while for a Banfield win it was 1-0 (5.38%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.