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 Cuiaba win with a probability of 44.64%. A win for Botafogo had a probability of 28.28% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Cuiaba win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.79%) and 2-0 (8.48%). The likeliest Botafogo win was 0-1 (9.28%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.77%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 9% likelihood.