We said: Boca Juniors 2-0 Colo-Colo
While Colo-Colo will be looking to arrest their slump and get their campaign back on track, they face a formidable side in Boca Juniors, who are on a run of four straight home wins. With that said, we predict that the Argentine side will see off the visitors and edge closer to a place in the next phase of the competition.
Read more.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 Boca Juniors win with a probability of 58.73%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Colo-Colo had a probability of 17.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Boca Juniors win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.06%) and 2-1 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.22%), while for a Colo-Colo win it was 0-1 (6.71%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 14.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Boca Juniors in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Boca Juniors.