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 Penarol win with a probability of 44.18%. A win for River Plate had a probability of 27.99% and a draw had a probability of 27.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.13%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.65%) and 1-2 (8.55%). The likeliest River Plate win was 1-0 (9.85%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.97%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.