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 49.03%. A draw had a probability of 26.8% and a win for Liverpool had a probability of 24.16%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.77%) and 2-1 (8.99%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.52%), while for a Liverpool win it was 0-1 (8.73%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.