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 57.41%. A draw had a probability of 24% and a win for Cerrito had a probability of 18.55%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.35%) and 2-1 (9.55%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.33%), while for a Cerrito win it was 0-1 (6.73%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.