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 41.12%. A win for Penarol had a probability of 30.26% and a draw had a probability of 28.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Nacional win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.1%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.12%) and 2-0 (8.04%). The likeliest Penarol win was 0-1 (10.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.23%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Nacional would win this match.