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 Atletico Mineiro win with a probability of 44.38%. A win for River Plate had a probability of 32.06% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for an Atletico Mineiro win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (7.58%) and 0-2 (6.43%). The likeliest River Plate win was 2-1 (7.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.69%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 7.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Atletico Mineiro would win this match.