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 Penarol win with a probability of 53.21%. A win for River Plate had a probability of 24.19% and a draw had a probability of 22.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.75%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.77%) and 2-0 (8.19%). The likeliest River Plate win was 1-2 (6.22%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.44%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.