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 39.57%. A win for Rentistas had a probability of 32.56% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sao Paulo win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.19%) and 0-2 (7.4%). The likeliest Rentistas win was 1-0 (10.48%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.1%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 13.1% likelihood.