Given the stakes of Sunday's result, we expect Portimonense and Vizela to take a cautious approach to this one as they look to avoid dropping more points. We predict that both sides will cancel out each other's efforts and settle for a share of the spoils.
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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 Vizela win with a probability of 38.43%. A win for Portimonense had a probability of 34.29% and a draw had a probability of 27.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vizela win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.92%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.2%) and 0-2 (6.93%). The likeliest Portimonense win was 1-0 (10.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.92%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with an 8.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.