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 34.78%. A win for Independiente had a probability of 34.57% and a draw had a probability of 30.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Boca Juniors win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.4%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (6.86%) and 0-2 (6.79%). The likeliest Independiente win was 1-0 (13.35%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.53%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 6.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Boca Juniors would win this match.