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 Instituto win with a probability of 36.63%. A win for Newell's Old Boys had a probability of 33.33% and a draw had a probability of 30%.
The most likely scoreline for a Instituto win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.26%) and 2-0 (7.18%). The likeliest Newell's Old Boys win was 0-1 (12.54%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.49%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Instituto would win this match.