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 River Plate win with a probability of 40.63%. A win for Deportivo Maldonado had a probability of 31.01% and a draw had a probability of 28.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a River Plate win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.66%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.16%) and 0-2 (7.83%). The likeliest Deportivo Maldonado win was 1-0 (10.67%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.19%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that River Plate would win this match.