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 Canada win with a probability of 58.45%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for El Salvador had a probability of 19.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Canada win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.08%) and 2-1 (9.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.53%), while for a El Salvador win it was 0-1 (5.59%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Canada would win this match.