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 Sport Recife win with a probability of 49.4%. A draw had a probability of 27.6% and a win for Ceara had a probability of 22.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sport Recife win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.29%) and 2-1 (8.69%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.6%), while for a Ceara win it was 0-1 (9.15%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sport Recife would win this match.