Vizela will certainly be the fresher of the two teams entering this match, but it remains to be seen how important that is early in the season. Arouca have the superior quality across their pitch, and we are expecting the visitors to navigate their way to all three points on Sunday.
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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 41.75%. A win for Arouca had a probability of 31.15% and a draw had a probability of 27.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Vizela win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.49%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (8.58%) and 2-0 (7.69%). The likeliest Arouca win was 0-1 (9.6%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.83%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 4.8% likelihood.
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