Data Analysis
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 Bahia win with a probability of 41.17%. A win for Guabira had a probability of 35.85% and a draw had a probability of 23%.
The most likely scoreline for a Bahia win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (6.32%) and 2-0 (5.41%). The likeliest Guabira win was 1-2 (7.96%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.02%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 0.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Bahia would win this match.