While Gimnasia had a very poor first round in the league competition, they look a completely different side under the guidance of Marcelo Mendez and are now three games unbeaten for the first time this season.
Banfield, meanwhile, are grappling with fitness issues, which have shown in their performances lately, and while they beat this opponent last month, we feel the hosts will get their revenge in this one.
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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 Gimnasia win with a probability of 38.57%. A draw had a probability of 30.7% and a win for Banfield had a probability of 30.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Gimnasia win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (7.83%) and 2-1 (7.23%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.55%), while for a Banfield win it was 0-1 (12.52%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 2.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Gimnasia would win this match.