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 Mexico win with a probability of 41.14%. A win for Panama had a probability of 38.29% and a draw had a probability of 20.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mexico win was 1-2 with a probability of 7.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.06%) and 2-3 (5.02%). The likeliest Panama win was 2-1 (7.11%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 2-2 (7.32%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Mexico would win this match.