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 Velez Sarsfield win with a probability of 36.68%. A win for Penarol had a probability of 34.08% and a draw had a probability of 29.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Velez Sarsfield win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.5%) and 0-2 (7.03%). The likeliest Penarol win was 1-0 (11.99%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.41%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.4% likelihood.