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 River Plate win with a probability of 46.81%. A win for Penarol had a probability of 27.95% and a draw had a probability of 25.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a River Plate win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.3%) and 2-0 (8.16%). The likeliest Penarol win was 0-1 (7.73%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.99%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that River Plate would win this match.