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 Aucas win with a probability of 39.05%. A win for Melgar had a probability of 38.12% and a draw had a probability of 22.8%.
The most likely scoreline for an Aucas win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.3%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (5.91%) and 2-0 (4.99%). The likeliest Melgar win was 1-2 (8.19%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.84%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Aucas in this match.