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 74.78%. A draw had a probability of 16.7% and a win for Santa Clara had a probability of 8.51%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 14.45%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.81%) and 3-0 (10.86%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.85%), while for a Santa Clara win it was 0-1 (3.48%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.
