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 51.78%. A draw had a probability of 24.8% and a win for Al Ahly had a probability of 23.44%.
The most likely scoreline for a Flamengo win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.71%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.56%) and 0-2 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.78%), while for an Al Ahly win it was 1-0 (7.26%). The actual scoreline of 2-4 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Flamengo would win this match.