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 Cerro Largo win with a probability of 38.14%. A win for River Plate had a probability of 33.38% and a draw had a probability of 28.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cerro Largo win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.88%) and 2-0 (7.22%). The likeliest River Plate win was 0-1 (11.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.27%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cerro Largo would win this match.