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 Penarol win with a probability of 54.02%. A draw had a probability of 26.1% and a win for Deportivo Maldonado had a probability of 19.86%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.32%) and 1-2 (9.03%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12%), while for a Deportivo Maldonado win it was 1-0 (7.98%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.