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 Benfica win with a probability of 69.13%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Belenenses had a probability of 11.42%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (13.35%) and 1-2 (9.35%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.16%), while for a Belenenses win it was 1-0 (4.49%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.