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 Sao Paulo win with a probability of 56.21%. A draw had a probability of 27.5% and a win for Fortaleza had a probability of 16.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sao Paulo win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.65%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.08%) and 2-1 (8.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (13.29%), while for a Fortaleza win it was 0-1 (8.17%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood.