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 Mexico win with a probability of 57.51%. A draw had a probability of 23.4% and a win for Canada had a probability of 19.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mexico win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.81%) and 2-1 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.11%), while for a Canada win it was 0-1 (6.34%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Mexico would win this match.