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 61.89%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Vitoria de Guimaraes had a probability of 17.8%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.55%) and 0-1 (9.05%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.41%), while for a Vitoria de Guimaraes win it was 2-1 (4.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.
