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 Brazil win with a probability of 61.77%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Costa Rica had a probability of 17.87%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brazil win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.54%) and 1-0 (9.08%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.44%), while for a Costa Rica win it was 1-2 (4.91%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood.