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 81.23%. A draw had a probability of 12.8% and a win for Boavista had a probability of 6.02%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.48%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (12.04%) and 1-0 (10.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.06%), while for a Boavista win it was 0-1 (2.26%).