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 Porto win with a probability of 63.98%. A draw had a probability of 20.9% and a win for Pacos de Ferreira had a probability of 15.12%.
The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 1-0 with a probability of 11.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.72%) and 2-1 (9.81%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.94%), while for a Pacos de Ferreira win it was 0-1 (5.04%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.