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 60.09%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Boca Juniors had a probability of 16.81%.
The most likely scoreline for a River Plate win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.9%) and 2-1 (9.59%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.89%), while for a Boca Juniors win it was 0-1 (6.19%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that River Plate would win this match.