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 Vasco da Gama win with a probability of 39.22%. A win for Sao Paulo had a probability of 34.15% and a draw had a probability of 26.63%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vasco da Gama win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.86%) and 2-0 (6.8%). The likeliest Sao Paulo win was 0-1 (9.29%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.64%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood.