The Brazilians have a lot of momentum at home heading into this contest, and their recent experience in these must-win games should propel them to a narrow triumph.
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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 Fortaleza win with a probability of 63.02%. A draw had a probability of 22.9% and a win for Rosario Central had a probability of 14.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fortaleza win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.45%) and 2-1 (9.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.49%), while for a Rosario Central win it was 0-1 (6.01%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 5.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Fortaleza would win this match.