Santa Clara have punched above their weight in the cup so far, but going head-to-head against Porto represents a tough ask regardless. We are tipping the visitors to come out on top in a relatively comfortable manner.
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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 Porto win with a probability of 49.36%. A draw had a probability of 26.6% and a win for Santa Clara had a probability of 24.05%.
The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (9.76%) and 1-2 (9.06%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.46%), while for a Santa Clara win it was 1-0 (8.57%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 9.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.