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 Brazil win with a probability of 58.96%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Uruguay had a probability of 17.99%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brazil win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.23%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.94%), while for a Uruguay win it was 0-1 (6.15%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brazil would win this match.
