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 Corinthians win with a probability of 56.44%. A draw had a probability of 25% and a win for Santos had a probability of 18.59%.
The most likely scoreline for a Corinthians win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.56%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.64%) and 2-1 (9.28%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.6%), while for a Santos win it was 0-1 (7.26%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Corinthians would win this match.