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 49.16%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Newell's Old Boys had a probability of 24.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Racing Club win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.46%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.36%) and 2-1 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.3%), while for a Newell's Old Boys win it was 0-1 (8.19%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Racing Club would win this match.