America have proven to be a resilient bunch in this competition, but facing a side as well-balanced as Fortaleza, and given the struggles of Mineiro in front of goal, we have a hard believing they will be able to reverse the current scoreline in their favour.
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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 Fortaleza win with a probability of 61.17%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for America Mineiro had a probability of 16.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fortaleza win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.15%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.37%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.48%), while for an America Mineiro win it was 0-1 (5.6%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Fortaleza would win this match.
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