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 Gimnasia win with a probability of 42.18%. A win for Newell's Old Boys had a probability of 31.23% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gimnasia win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.73%) and 2-0 (7.59%). The likeliest Newell's Old Boys win was 0-1 (9.15%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.63%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Gimnasia would win this match.