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 60.5%. A draw had a probability of 23.6% and a win for Godoy Cruz had a probability of 15.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Racing Club win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.62%) and 2-1 (9.32%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.94%), while for a Godoy Cruz win it was 0-1 (6.43%). The actual scoreline of 6-1 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Racing Club would win this match.