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 Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 52.11%. A win for Santa Clara had a probability of 24.27% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-1 with a probability of 9.98%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.72%) and 0-2 (8.71%). The likeliest Santa Clara win was 1-0 (6.38%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.13%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.