Benfica head into Monday's matchup as one of the most in-form sides in the qualifiers and will look to pick up where they dropped off in the reverse leg. They are currently firing on all cylinders and we are backing them to pick up another comfortable win, sealing their place in the Champions League group stages.
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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 Benfica win with a probability of 60.15%. A draw had a probability of 24.1% and a win for Dynamo Kiev had a probability of 15.72%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 1-0 with a probability of 15.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (12.88%) and 2-1 (9.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.03%), while for a Dynamo Kiev win it was 0-1 (6.66%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.