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 Famalicao win with a probability of 51.96%. A draw had a probability of 25.7% and a win for Vizela had a probability of 22.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Famalicao win was 1-0 with a probability of 13.28%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (10.21%) and 2-1 (9.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.1%), while for a Vizela win it was 0-1 (7.87%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Famalicao would win this match.