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 Guatemala win with a probability of 56.53%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for El Salvador had a probability of 18.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Guatemala win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.72%) and 2-1 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.6%), while for a El Salvador win it was 0-1 (7.28%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Guatemala would win this match.