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 Emelec win with a probability of 40.76%. A win for Macara had a probability of 35% and a draw had a probability of 24.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Emelec win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.78%) and 2-0 (6.1%). The likeliest Macara win was 1-2 (8.02%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 6.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Emelec would win this match.