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 41.01%. A win for Gremio had a probability of 31.53% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Santos win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.43%) and 2-0 (7.63%). The likeliest Gremio win was 0-1 (9.97%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.96%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Santos would win this match.