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 78.38%. A draw had a probability of 15.1% and a win for Sarmiento had a probability of 6.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a River Plate win was 2-0 with a probability of 15.72%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.44%) and 3-0 (12.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.96%), while for a Sarmiento win it was 0-1 (2.97%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 13.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that River Plate would win this match.