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 37.96%. A win for Montevideo Wanderers had a probability of 33.88% and a draw had a probability of 28.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nacional win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.78%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.94%) and 2-0 (7.09%). The likeliest Montevideo Wanderers win was 0-1 (10.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.2%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nacional would win this match.