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 49.17%. A draw had a probability of 29.5% and a win for Sarmiento had a probability of 21.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rosario Central win was 1-0 with a probability of 17.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.93%) and 2-1 (7.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.84%), while for a Sarmiento win it was 0-1 (9.97%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Rosario Central would win this match.