Sporting are expected to be far too strong for an out-of-sorts Portimonense, who enter Friday's match on a two-match losing run without scoring.
Amorim's side are backed to inflict another defeat on a club that have won just two in eight competitive games this term to secure their place in the fourth round.
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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 63.69%. A draw had a probability of 19.8% and a win for Portimonense had a probability of 16.48%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-2 with a probability of 9.95%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.91%) and 0-1 (9.27%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.23%), while for a Portimonense win it was 2-1 (4.59%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.9% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.