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 Colombia win with a probability of 47.75%. A win for Ecuador had a probability of 28.44% and a draw had a probability of 23.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colombia win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.76%) and 2-0 (7.46%). The likeliest Ecuador win was 1-2 (7%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.07%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Colombia would win this match.