With the potential to move into the top half of the table, the visitors are potentially dangerous opponents for an in-form Flamengo outfit.
Although the importance of this game may hinder the home side to some degree, we still feel that they will run out convincing winners.
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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 Flamengo win with a probability of 59.27%. A draw had a probability of 23.1% and a win for Atletico Mineiro had a probability of 17.61%.
The most likely scoreline for a Flamengo win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.97%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.47%) and 2-1 (9.68%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.95%), while for an Atletico Mineiro win it was 0-1 (6.2%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood.