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 Argentina win with a probability of 79.11%. A draw had a probability of 14.4% and a win for Australia had a probability of 6.51%.
The most likely scoreline for an Argentina win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.15%) and 3-0 (12.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.75%), while for an Australia win it was 0-1 (2.76%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 14.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Argentina in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Argentina.