While Criciuma have maintained an impressive home record this season, they could struggle here against an in-form opponent and without a recognised manager in the dugout.
Indeed, Fortaleza have not been great on the road this season, but they are on a four-match winning streak and we feel they will extend that record with another victory in this one.
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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 Criciuma win with a probability of 38.13%. A win for Fortaleza had a probability of 34.81% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Criciuma win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.61%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.22%) and 2-0 (6.79%). The likeliest Fortaleza win was 0-1 (10.04%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.84%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood.