Even though the result did not go their way on matchday one, we expect Leon to come out strong and show how tough they are defensively in this one.
Pachuca showed us a lot of promise at times in their opener, but it might take a little more time for them to develop some solid chemistry with all the new faces.
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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 Club Leon win with a probability of 41.73%. A win for Pachuca had a probability of 33.21% and a draw had a probability of 25.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Club Leon win was 1-0 with a probability of 8.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.87%) and 2-0 (6.75%). The likeliest Pachuca win was 0-1 (7.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.8%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Club Leon would win this match.
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