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 Brazil win with a probability of 79.16%. A draw had a probability of 15.6% and a win for Bolivia had a probability of 5.19%.
The most likely scoreline for a Brazil win was 2-0 with a probability of 18.35%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (16.87%) and 3-0 (13.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 0-0 (7.75%), while for a Bolivia win it was 0-1 (2.96%). The actual scoreline of 5-0 was predicted with a 3.2% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Brazil would win this match.