We said: Argentina 6-0 Panama
Considering Panama's under-strength squad, Argentina will be regarded as firm favourites to secure a comfortable victory on home soil.
The players stepping in for Los Canaleros will be keen to make an impression, but will likely struggle to keep their South American counterparts quiet, especially if Scaloni names a strong side filled with World Cup winners.
Read more.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 Argentina win with a probability of 75.29%. A draw had a probability of 16.5% and a win for Panama had a probability of 8.2%.
The most likely scoreline for an Argentina win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.68%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.98%) and 3-0 (11.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.74%), while for a Panama win it was 0-1 (3.42%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 14.7% 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.
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