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 Fortaleza win with a probability of 39.24%. A win for Sao Paulo had a probability of 33.64% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fortaleza win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.33%) and 2-0 (7.07%). The likeliest Sao Paulo win was 0-1 (9.94%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.86%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.9% likelihood.
