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 Sao Paulo win with a probability of 44.84%. A win for Chapecoense had a probability of 27.94% and a draw had a probability of 27.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sao Paulo win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.77%) and 0-2 (8.6%). The likeliest Chapecoense win was 1-0 (9.36%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.81%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood.