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 75.81%. A draw had a probability of 15.5% and a win for Godoy Cruz had a probability of 8.68%.
The most likely scoreline for a River Plate win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (10.56%) and 0-3 (10.5%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.38%), while for a Godoy Cruz win it was 1-0 (3.02%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 10.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that River Plate would win this match.