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 Santos win with a probability of 49.95%. A draw had a probability of 26.2% and a win for America Mineiro had a probability of 23.82%.
The most likely scoreline for a Santos win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.78%) and 2-1 (9.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.34%), while for an America Mineiro win it was 0-1 (8.3%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Santos would win this match.