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 Racing Club win with a probability of 44.6%. A draw had a probability of 28.2% and a win for Platense had a probability of 27.16%.
The most likely scoreline for a Racing Club win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.77%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.93%) and 1-2 (8.44%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13.02%), while for a Platense win it was 1-0 (10.04%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Racing Club would win this match.