Data Analysis
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 Cerro Porteno win with a probability of 42.64%. A win for Monagas had a probability of 30.11% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cerro Porteno win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.62%) and 0-2 (7.99%). The likeliest Monagas win was 1-0 (9.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.87%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Cerro Porteno would win this match.