Leca have thrilled the fans with their incredible cup campaign and will be delighted to be at this stage of the competition. However, we predict their run will come to an end on Tuesday as they take on a significantly stronger Sporting Lisbon side, boasting more experience and a clearly superior crop of players in their arsenal.
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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 Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 75.25%. A draw had a probability of 16.2% and a win for Leca had a probability of 8.57%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.89%) and 0-3 (10.76%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.67%), while for a Leca win it was 1-0 (3.29%). The actual scoreline of 0-4 was predicted with a 6.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a 0-4 win for Sporting Lisbon in this match and our data analysis correctly predicted the win for Sporting Lisbon.
