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 Colombia win with a probability of 54.77%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Costa Rica had a probability of 22.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Colombia win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.83%) and 2-0 (9.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.96%), while for a Costa Rica win it was 0-1 (6.12%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Colombia would win this match.