An entertaining contest could be in store between two teams who are desperate to turn their fortunes around and build a strong run of form heading into the closing stages of the campaign.
Both sides have the potential to cause problems in the final third, but with little to separate them, a score draw could be on the cards in Rio de Janeiro.
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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 64.17%. A draw had a probability of 22.3% and a win for Corinthians had a probability of 13.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fluminense win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.62%) and 2-1 (9.19%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.26%), while for a Corinthians win it was 0-1 (5.74%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 0.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.
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