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 77.44%. A draw had a probability of 15% and a win for Nautico had a probability of 7.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sao Paulo win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.46%) and 3-0 (11.32%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.12%), while for a Nautico win it was 0-1 (2.92%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sao Paulo would win this match.