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 48.77%. A win for Godoy Cruz had a probability of 25.74% and a draw had a probability of 25.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Racing Club win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.35%) and 2-0 (8.93%). The likeliest Godoy Cruz win was 0-1 (7.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.11%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Racing Club would win this match.