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 71.7%. A draw had a probability of 18.3% and a win for Fortaleza had a probability of 9.96%.
The most likely scoreline for a Flamengo win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.22%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (13.44%) and 3-0 (10.03%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.6%), while for a Fortaleza win it was 0-1 (4.07%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Flamengo would win this match.