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 Sporting Cristal win with a probability of 39.04%. A win for Rentistas had a probability of 37.29% and a draw had a probability of 23.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Cristal win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.88%) and 2-0 (5.47%). The likeliest Rentistas win was 1-2 (8.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.66%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 5.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Cristal would win this match.