While Cruzeiro will be looking to extend their unbeaten run against Botafogo, they have struggled to get going on their travels in recent weeks. The Lone Stars have been near impenetrable on home turf this season and we see them coming away with the desired result this weekend.
Read more.
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 Botafogo win with a probability of 44.53%. A draw had a probability of 28.1% and a win for Cruzeiro had a probability of 27.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Botafogo win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.85%) and 2-1 (8.49%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (13%), while for a Cruzeiro win it was 0-1 (9.96%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood.