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 49.85%. A draw had a probability of 26.4% and a win for Santa Fe had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Emelec win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.87%) and 2-1 (9.1%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.4%), while for a Santa Fe win it was 0-1 (8.45%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 5.7% likelihood.