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 78.64%. A draw had a probability of 14.5% and a win for Maritimo had a probability of 6.88%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.36%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.8%) and 1-0 (11.65%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.84%), while for a Maritimo win it was 0-1 (2.78%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 11.7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.
