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 Velez Sarsfield win with a probability of 39.41%. A win for Lanus had a probability of 32.35% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Velez Sarsfield win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.08%) and 2-0 (7.47%). The likeliest Lanus win was 0-1 (10.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Velez Sarsfield would win this match.