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 Tigres win with a probability of 37.77%. A win for Cruz Azul had a probability of 34.58% and a draw had a probability of 27.7%.
The most likely scoreline for a Tigres win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.19%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.05%) and 2-0 (6.9%). The likeliest Cruz Azul win was 0-1 (10.59%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.05%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Tigres would win this match.