With both teams having prevailed in their latest league fixture, there will be a feeling of optimism heading into this contest. However, while we expect Sporting to get on the scoresheet in Germany, we are backing Frankfurt to make their home advantage count in what should be an entertaining tussle.
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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 Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 44.96%. A win for Eintracht Frankfurt had a probability of 30.5% and a draw had a probability of 24.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 1-2 with a probability of 9.21%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (9.03%) and 0-2 (7.22%). The likeliest Eintracht Frankfurt win was 2-1 (7.34%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.51%). The actual scoreline of 0-3 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.
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