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 Flamengo win with a probability of 39.55%. A win for Botafogo had a probability of 32.94% and a draw had a probability of 27.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Flamengo win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.43%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.28%) and 0-2 (7.28%). The likeliest Botafogo win was 1-0 (10.2%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.99%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 0.8% likelihood.