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 Necaxa win with a probability of 42.64%. A win for Toluca had a probability of 30.15% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Necaxa win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.63%) and 2-0 (7.97%). The likeliest Toluca win was 0-1 (9.58%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.85%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Necaxa would win this match.