While Midtjylland will be looking to maintain their recent run, they go up against a Sporting Lisbon side who have won seven of their last nine home matches. Amorim's side boast the firepower needed to get the job done and we are backing them to come away with a comfortable victory.
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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 66.11%. A draw had a probability of 19.3% and a win for FC Midtjylland had a probability of 14.58%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.03%) and 2-1 (9.85%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.1%), while for a FC Midtjylland win it was 0-1 (4.21%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood.