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 Nacional win with a probability of 37.88%. A win for Estudiantes Merida had a probability of 35.52% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nacional win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.07%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.27%) and 0-2 (6.58%). The likeliest Estudiantes Merida win was 1-0 (9.69%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.65%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 3.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nacional would win this match.