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 Sao Paulo win with a probability of 51.25%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Lanus had a probability of 23.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sao Paulo win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.76%) and 2-1 (9.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.04%), while for a Lanus win it was 0-1 (7.72%). The actual scoreline of 4-3 was predicted with a 0.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sao Paulo would win this match.