Buoyed by their victory over Atletico Goianiense, Fortaleza will head into Wednesday with renewed confidence as they look to steer clear of the drop zone. However, Barbieri's men have won each of their last three home games against the Leao do Pici and we are backing them to extend their dominance in this fixture.
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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 Bragantino win with a probability of 56.87%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Fortaleza had a probability of 18.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bragantino win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.03%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.5%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.48%), while for a Fortaleza win it was 0-1 (7.01%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Bragantino would win this match.