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 60.9%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for SC Farense had a probability of 16.08%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.94%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.28%) and 1-2 (9.52%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.8%), while for a SC Farense win it was 1-0 (6.14%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 13.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Sporting Lisbon in this match.