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 River Plate win with a probability of 65.98%. A draw had a probability of 21% and a win for Banfield had a probability of 13.03%.
The most likely scoreline for a River Plate win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (13.29%) and 1-2 (9.43%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.85%), while for a Banfield win it was 1-0 (5.14%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 13.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that River Plate would win this match.