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 64.25%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Cruzeiro had a probability of 16.31%.
The most likely scoreline for a Flamengo win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.73%) and 1-0 (8.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.98%), while for a Cruzeiro win it was 1-2 (4.55%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 9% likelihood.