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 67.02%. A draw had a probability of 22.6% and a win for Paraguay had a probability of 10.37%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brazil win was 1-0 with a probability of 18.76%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (16%) and 3-0 (9.11%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (10.99%), while for a Paraguay win it was 0-1 (5.51%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 3.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Brazil would win this match.