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 48.43%. A win for Sport Huancayo had a probability of 27.02% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.47%) and 2-0 (8.2%). The likeliest Sport Huancayo win was 0-1 (7.12%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.61%). The actual scoreline of 5-1 was predicted with a 0.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.