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 Nacional win with a probability of 46.14%. A draw had a probability of 27.7% and a win for Defensor Sporting had a probability of 26.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nacional win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.21%) and 2-1 (8.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.85%), while for a Defensor Sporting win it was 0-1 (9.54%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 4.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nacional would win this match.