Bahia will have renewed confidence after beating Palmeiras last time out, but Saturday presents a particularly difficult test and we back Fluminense to have just enough to make a return to winning ways on home turf.
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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 Fluminense win with a probability of 63.48%. A draw had a probability of 21.4% and a win for Bahia had a probability of 15.13%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fluminense win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.04%) and 2-1 (9.73%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.15%), while for a Bahia win it was 0-1 (5.3%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Fluminense in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Fluminense.