Coverage of the Brasileiro clash between Botafogo and Ceara.
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 38.75%. A win for Ceara had a probability of 33.21% and a draw had a probability of 28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Botafogo win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.83%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.06%) and 2-0 (7.25%). The likeliest Ceara win was 0-1 (10.74%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.16%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.5% likelihood.
