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 Ponte Preta win with a probability of 41.65%. A win for Afogados had a probability of 30.36% and a draw had a probability of 28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Ponte Preta win was 0-1 with a probability of 12.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.35%) and 0-2 (7.99%). The likeliest Afogados win was 1-0 (10.27%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.09%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Ponte Preta would win this match.