We said: Porto 1-1 Bayer Leverkusen
Porto and Bayer Leverkusen will both be desperate to come flying out of the blocks and claim a result that could change the landscape of Champions League Group B.
Ultimately, the two sides will be inseparable on Tuesday evening in a game of fine margins. With both teams being able to call on plenty of talented attackers to influence proceedings, a score draw is the most likely result.
Read more.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 49.62%. A win for Bayer Leverkusen had a probability of 27.26% and a draw had a probability of 23.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.53%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.29%) and 2-0 (7.46%). The likeliest Bayer Leverkusen win was 1-2 (6.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.6%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.