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 61.47%. A draw had a probability of 22.1% and a win for Boston River had a probability of 16.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.61%) and 2-1 (9.77%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.49%), while for a Boston River win it was 0-1 (5.64%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.