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 Botafogo win with a probability of 46.13%. A win for Goias had a probability of 27.7% and a draw had a probability of 26.2%.
The most likely scoreline for a Botafogo win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.59%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.09%) and 2-0 (8.49%). The likeliest Goias win was 0-1 (8.49%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.43%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.9% likelihood.