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 Boca Juniors win with a probability of 60.48%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for Sarmiento had a probability of 15.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Boca Juniors win was 1-0 with a probability of 16.18%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.23%) and 2-1 (8.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.96%), while for a Sarmiento win it was 0-1 (6.71%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 13.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Boca Juniors would win this match.