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 Penarol win with a probability of 54.08%. A draw had a probability of 25.6% and a win for Boston River had a probability of 20.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 0-1 with a probability of 14.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.01%) and 1-2 (9.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.93%), while for a Boston River win it was 1-0 (7.7%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.