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 Brazil win with a probability of 53.69%. A win for Colombia had a probability of 23.28% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brazil win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.69%) and 2-0 (8.79%). The likeliest Colombia win was 1-2 (6.03%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.81%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-1 win for Brazil in this match.
