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 America Mineiro win with a probability of 42.77%. A win for Fortaleza had a probability of 29.16% and a draw had a probability of 28.1%.
The most likely scoreline for an America Mineiro win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.4%) and 2-0 (8.33%). The likeliest Fortaleza win was 0-1 (10.17%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.07%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that America Mineiro would win this match.