Table toppers Palmeiras will understandably be the strong favourites to come out on top against the league's lowest-ranked side Fortaleza, but the latter have caused numerous problems in recent meetings and will be hoping to cause another upset this weekend.
Nevertheless, the visitors should have plenty of firepower to outscore their opponents and secure maximum points.
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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 Palmeiras win with a probability of 45.86%. A draw had a probability of 27.5% and a win for Fortaleza had a probability of 26.61%.
The most likely scoreline for a Palmeiras win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.34%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.05%) and 1-2 (8.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.84%), while for a Fortaleza win it was 1-0 (9.47%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood.
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