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 Athletico Paranaense win with a probability of 40.65%. A win for Cruzeiro had a probability of 31.28% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for an Athletico Paranaense win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.24%) and 2-0 (7.75%). The likeliest Cruzeiro win was 0-1 (10.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.13%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Athletico Paranaense would win this match.