With both of these sides grinding out positive results by narrow margins in recent weeks, it is likely to be a tight meeting between the two on Sunday.
As a result, we can see Goias and Ceara cancelling each other out to finish level, with very little between these two sides on paper, or in terms of recent excellent form too.
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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 Ceara win with a probability of 36.32%. A win for Goias had a probability of 34.42% and a draw had a probability of 29.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ceara win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.51%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.45%) and 0-2 (6.95%). The likeliest Goias win was 1-0 (12.08%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.42%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 1-1 draw for this match.
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