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 Honduras win with a probability of 41.7%. A win for El Salvador had a probability of 34.98% and a draw had a probability of 23.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Honduras win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.8%) and 2-0 (5.72%). The likeliest El Salvador win was 1-2 (7.91%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.37%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.