While Chaves will be looking to find their feet this weekend, they are in for a tough 90 minutes against a significantly-superior Benfica side. Given the gulf in class and quality between the two sides, we are backing As Aguias to come away with a comfortable victory in front of their home supporters.
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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 82.35%. A draw had a probability of 11.6% and a win for Chaves had a probability of 6.06%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 11.32%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.08%) and 4-0 (8.13%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.42%), while for a Chaves win it was 1-2 (1.91%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 7.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.
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