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 Danubio win with a probability of 37.67%. A win for Emelec had a probability of 33.46% and a draw had a probability of 28.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Danubio win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.44%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.72%) and 2-0 (7.2%). The likeliest Emelec win was 0-1 (11.53%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.35%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Danubio would win this match.