Botafogo's shaky run may continue despite their home advantage here, which could see them surrender top spot.
They did complete a league double over Fortaleza last season, but the visitors have been tough to beat for much of the season.
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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 Botafogo win with a probability of 50.29%. A draw had a probability of 26.9% and a win for Fortaleza had a probability of 22.83%.
The most likely scoreline for a Botafogo win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.25%) and 2-1 (8.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.45%), while for a Fortaleza win it was 0-1 (8.67%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Botafogo would win this match.