We said: Mexico 2-0 El Salvador
It takes them a while to get going, but even though they have not looked as sharp as we are used to seeing, Mexico always seem to find a way, and we expect them to eventually solve a well-organised Salvadoran side to book their spot at the World Cup this November.
Read more.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 Mexico win with a probability of 65.65%. A draw had a probability of 24.3% and a win for El Salvador had a probability of 10.05%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mexico win was 1-0 with a probability of 20.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (16.51%) and 3-0 (8.67%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.29%), while for a El Salvador win it was 0-1 (5.87%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 16.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Mexico in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Mexico.