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 48.59%. A win for Santa Fe had a probability of 26.77% and a draw had a probability of 24.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a River Plate win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 2-0 (8.31%). The likeliest Santa Fe win was 0-1 (7.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.67%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that River Plate would win this match.