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 Independiente Medellin win with a probability of 45.56%. A win for El Nacional had a probability of 27.75% and a draw had a probability of 26.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Independiente Medellin win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.94%) and 2-0 (8.58%). The likeliest El Nacional win was 0-1 (8.92%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.63%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Independiente Medellin would win this match.