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 Cruz Azul win with a probability of 59.89%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Toluca had a probability of 17.21%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cruz Azul win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.58%) and 2-1 (9.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.84%), while for a Toluca win it was 0-1 (6.07%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cruz Azul would win this match.