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 Rosario Central win with a probability of 43.53%. A win for Huachipato had a probability of 34.45% and a draw had a probability of 22%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rosario Central win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.46%) and 3-1 (5.34%). The likeliest Huachipato win was 1-2 (7.51%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.05%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Rosario Central would win this match.