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 60.8%. A draw had a probability of 23.3% and a win for River Plate had a probability of 15.92%.
The most likely scoreline for a Penarol win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.38%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.48%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.86%), while for a River Plate win it was 0-1 (6.26%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Penarol would win this match.