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 65.31%. A draw had a probability of 22.2% and a win for Santos had a probability of 12.53%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sao Paulo win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.24%) and 2-1 (8.97%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.03%), while for a Santos win it was 0-1 (5.62%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 2.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sao Paulo would win this match.