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 46.33%. A draw had a probability of 27.9% and a win for Newell's Old Boys had a probability of 25.77%.
The most likely scoreline for a Racing Club win was 1-0 with a probability of 14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.35%) and 2-1 (8.6%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.87%), while for a Newell's Old Boys win it was 0-1 (9.64%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Racing Club would win this match.
