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 Progreso win with a probability of 37.75%. A win for Montevideo Wanderers had a probability of 33.54% and a draw had a probability of 28.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Progreso win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.78%) and 2-0 (7.18%). The likeliest Montevideo Wanderers win was 0-1 (11.4%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.32%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Progreso would win this match.