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 63.02%. A draw had a probability of 21.6% and a win for Villa Espanola had a probability of 15.43%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.93%) and 1-2 (9.75%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.23%), while for a Villa Espanola win it was 1-0 (5.37%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.