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 90.06%. A draw had a probability of 7.3% and a win for AVS had a probability of 2.63%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 3-0 with a probability of 13.5%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.03%) and 4-0 (11.36%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (3.48%), while for an AVS win it was 0-1 (1.03%). The actual scoreline of 6-0 was predicted with a 4.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.