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 Olimpia win with a probability of 50.06%. A draw had a probability of 26.2% and a win for Melgar had a probability of 23.69%.
The most likely scoreline for a Olimpia win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.23%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.83%) and 2-1 (9.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.34%), while for a Melgar win it was 0-1 (8.31%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Olimpia would win this match.