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 Cerro Porteno win with a probability of 39.42%. A win for Melgar had a probability of 32.8% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cerro Porteno win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.2%) and 2-0 (7.34%). The likeliest Melgar win was 0-1 (10.43%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.08%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 0.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cerro Porteno would win this match.