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 56.28%. A draw had a probability of 25.4% and a win for Peru had a probability of 18.35%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colombia win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.14%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.85%) and 2-1 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.66%), while for a Peru win it was 0-1 (7.45%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Colombia would win this match.