We said: Flamengo 2-0 Aucas
Flamengo showed considerable grit and determination to come out on top of a five-goal thriller on the weekend, meaning they should be confident of easing past their Ecuadorian opponents on Wednesday night.
Aucas will have an incentive to be aggressive considering a result could earn them a place in the Sudamericana, but we can envisage a fourth and final loss of the group stage for Farias's charges.
Read more.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 Flamengo win with a probability of 84.74%. A draw had a probability of 10.6% and a win for Aucas had a probability of 4.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Flamengo win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.99%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.66%) and 4-0 (9.26%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.06%), while for an Aucas win it was 0-1 (1.73%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Flamengo would win this match.