Both teams do boast plenty of quality in their ranks, but the hosts are low on confidence having suffered three league defeats recently, while their visitors have their sights set on second, third and fourth spots, and we envisage Diniz's side having what it takes to come away with all three points.
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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 Sao Paulo win with a probability of 54.46%. A draw had a probability of 23.2% and a win for Fluminense had a probability of 22.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sao Paulo win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.82%) and 2-0 (9.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.98%), while for a Fluminense win it was 0-1 (6.14%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 10.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Sao Paulo in this match.
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