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 70.89%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for Costa Rica had a probability of 9.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mexico win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (15.08%) and 3-0 (10.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.82%), while for a Costa Rica win it was 0-1 (4.41%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 15.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Mexico would win this match.