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 39.83%. A win for Palmeiras had a probability of 32.29% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sao Paulo win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.21%) and 2-0 (7.47%). The likeliest Palmeiras win was 0-1 (10.45%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood.