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 Rio Ave win with a probability of 37.62%. A win for Arouca had a probability of 34.49% and a draw had a probability of 27.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rio Ave win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.41%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (7.97%) and 0-2 (6.93%). The likeliest Arouca win was 1-0 (10.81%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.13%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with an 11.4% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-1 win for Rio Ave in this match.