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 45.12%. A win for Lanus had a probability of 27.7% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Boca Juniors win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.79%) and 0-2 (8.67%). The likeliest Lanus win was 1-0 (9.31%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.79%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Boca Juniors would win this match.