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 Toluca win with a probability of 78.55%. A draw had a probability of 13.4% and a win for Santos Laguna had a probability of 8.02%.
The most likely scoreline for a Toluca win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.04%) and 2-1 (8.62%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.22%), while for a Santos Laguna win it was 1-2 (2.47%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Toluca would win this match.