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 74.29%. A draw had a probability of 16% and a win for Famalicao had a probability of 9.74%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.06%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (9.88%) and 3-0 (9.82%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.57%), while for a Famalicao win it was 0-1 (3.1%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 12.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 2-0 win for Benfica in this match.
