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 Universidad Catolica win with a probability of 49.49%. A win for Defensa y Justicia had a probability of 25.58% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Universidad Catolica win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.48%) and 2-0 (8.8%). The likeliest Defensa y Justicia win was 0-1 (7.41%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.84%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Universidad Catolica would win this match.