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 Toluca win with a probability of 50.8%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Pumas had a probability of 24.24%.
The most likely scoreline for a Toluca win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.51%) and 2-0 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.87%), while for a Pumas win it was 0-1 (7.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Toluca would win this match.