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 Uruguay win with a probability of 40.55%. A win for Chile had a probability of 32.51% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Uruguay win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.01%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.51%) and 2-0 (7.32%). The likeliest Chile win was 0-1 (9.62%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.78%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Uruguay would win this match.