America have already conceded at least two goals on 10 separate occasions this season, so faced with an Atletico attack led by veteran striker Hulk, they are unlikely to keep a clean sheet at Mineirao. That should lead to three wins from three for Galo in the derby this year.
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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 Atletico Mineiro win with a probability of 66.52%. A draw had a probability of 20.8% and a win for America Mineiro had a probability of 12.63%.
The most likely scoreline for an Atletico Mineiro win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (13.52%) and 2-1 (9.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.75%), while for an America Mineiro win it was 0-1 (5.08%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood.