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 60.49%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Braga had a probability of 18.29%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 1-0 with a probability of 10%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.97%) and 2-1 (9.96%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.99%), while for a Braga win it was 0-1 (5.01%). The actual scoreline of 2-3 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.