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 Vitoria win with a probability of 40.9%. A win for Fortaleza had a probability of 32.47% and a draw had a probability of 26.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vitoria win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.6%) and 2-0 (7.29%). The likeliest Fortaleza win was 0-1 (9.32%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.66%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Vitoria would win this match.