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 49.72%. A draw had a probability of 28.3% and a win for Cerro Largo had a probability of 22.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 0-1 with a probability of 15.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.69%) and 1-2 (8.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.57%), while for a Cerro Largo win it was 1-0 (9.41%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.