Sporting Lisbon have been a long way from their best over the last month but will see this as an opportunity to exact their revenge for the defeat they were handed by this opponent in the league last month.
Given Santa Clara's record this season, they certainly deserve to be respected in this contest, but we feel that it will be the hosts that will progress to the last eight.
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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 69.99%. A draw had a probability of 18.4% and a win for Santa Clara had a probability of 11.62%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (11.53%) and 2-1 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.75%), while for a Santa Clara win it was 0-1 (4.01%).