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 Mexico win with a probability of 58.47%. A draw had a probability of 22.5% and a win for El Salvador had a probability of 18.98%.
The most likely scoreline for a Mexico win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.45%) and 2-1 (9.88%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.71%), while for a El Salvador win it was 0-1 (5.82%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Mexico in this match.