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 Brazil win with a probability of 64.95%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Ecuador had a probability of 13.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brazil win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.2%) and 2-1 (9.42%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.06%), while for a Ecuador win it was 0-1 (5.38%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood.