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 Barcelona SC win with a probability of 40.58%. A win for Velez Sarsfield had a probability of 36.5% and a draw had a probability of 22.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Barcelona SC win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.18%) and 2-0 (5.28%). The likeliest Velez Sarsfield win was 1-2 (8.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.95%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Barcelona SC would win this match.