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 55.96%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Belenenses had a probability of 21.04%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.73%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.86%) and 0-2 (9.71%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.9%), while for a Belenenses win it was 1-0 (6.03%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.