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 47.75%. A win for Botafogo had a probability of 26.28% and a draw had a probability of 26.03%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sao Paulo win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.79%) and 2-0 (8.32%). The likeliest Botafogo win was 0-1 (7.51%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.46%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 12.5% likelihood.