When you couple Santos' poor recent form with Botafogo's remarkable record this season, all the signs point towards another clean-sheet victory for the runaway leaders.
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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 Santos win with a probability of 42.18%. A draw had a probability of 30.5% and a win for Botafogo had a probability of 27.32%.
The most likely scoreline for a Santos win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.84%) and 2-1 (7.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.65%), while for a Botafogo win it was 0-1 (11.65%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.