With the new manager bounce potentially coming into effect for Santos against a leaky Blooming outfit, the stage is set for the under-performing hosts to pick up a morale-boosting win.
Neither head coach should be losing sleep over the result of this game with their fates already sealed, but a convincing triumph for the hosts with a few goals in tow should lead to hope of a revival under Turra's wing.
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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 Santos win with a probability of 71.43%. A draw had a probability of 18% and a win for Blooming had a probability of 10.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Santos win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.33%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.21%) and 3-0 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.55%), while for a Blooming win it was 0-1 (3.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 5.6% likelihood.