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 Fluminense win with a probability of 44.83%. A win for Bahia had a probability of 30.24% and a draw had a probability of 24.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Fluminense win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.52%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.18%) and 2-0 (7.42%). The likeliest Bahia win was 0-1 (7.55%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.77%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Fluminense in this match.