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 49.49%. A draw had a probability of 26% and a win for Progreso had a probability of 24.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.47%) and 2-1 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.29%), while for a Progreso win it was 0-1 (8.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.