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 41.42%. A win for Deportivo Maldonado had a probability of 29.86% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.16%) and 1-2 (8.11%). The likeliest Deportivo Maldonado win was 1-0 (10.79%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.23%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood.