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 Monterrey win with a probability of 40.59%. A win for Cruz Azul had a probability of 32.45% and a draw had a probability of 27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Monterrey win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.5%) and 0-2 (7.34%). The likeliest Cruz Azul win was 1-0 (9.63%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.79%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood.