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 Ceara win with a probability of 42.7%. A win for Santos had a probability of 30.36% and a draw had a probability of 26.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ceara win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.7%) and 2-0 (7.87%). The likeliest Santos win was 0-1 (9.37%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.76%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.5% likelihood.