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 57.75%. A draw had a probability of 22% and a win for Besiktas had a probability of 20.21%.

The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.96%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.93%) and 2-0 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.37%), while for a Besiktas win it was 0-1 (5.41%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 was predicted with a 2.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.