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 64.81%. A draw had a probability of 19.4% and a win for Club Brugge had a probability of 15.76%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-2 with a probability of 10.09%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.88%) and 0-1 (9.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.05%), while for a Club Brugge win it was 2-1 (4.42%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 10.1% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Benfica in this match and our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted the win for Benfica.