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 60.99%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Panama had a probability of 16.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mexico win was 1-0 with a probability of 12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.26%) and 2-1 (9.83%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.48%), while for a Panama win it was 0-1 (5.59%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Mexico would win this match.