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 41.68%. A win for Montevideo City Torque had a probability of 30.03% and a draw had a probability of 28.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nacional win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.26%) and 2-0 (8.09%). The likeliest Montevideo City Torque win was 0-1 (10.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.15%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nacional would win this match.