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 Nacional win with a probability of 71.32%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Deportivo Maldonado had a probability of 10.27%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nacional win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.14%) and 3-0 (9.87%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.67%), while for a Deportivo Maldonado win it was 0-1 (4.08%). The actual scoreline of 5-2 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nacional would win this match.