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 51.78%. A win for Botafogo had a probability of 24.11% and a draw had a probability of 24.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fluminense win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.64%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.67%) and 2-0 (9%). The likeliest Botafogo win was 0-1 (6.76%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.2% likelihood.