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 Newell's Old Boys win with a probability of 55.14%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Central Cordoba had a probability of 19.47%.
The most likely scoreline for a Newell's Old Boys win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.34%) and 2-1 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.8%), while for a Central Cordoba win it was 0-1 (7.54%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Newell's Old Boys would win this match.