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 Juarez win with a probability of 39.55%. A win for Necaxa had a probability of 32.6% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Juarez win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.2%) and 2-0 (7.39%). The likeliest Necaxa win was 0-1 (10.46%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Juarez would win this match.