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 45.22%. A draw had a probability of 27.7% and a win for Pacos de Ferreira had a probability of 27.11%.
The most likely scoreline for a Rio Ave win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.29%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (8.91%) and 1-2 (8.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (12.9%), while for a Pacos de Ferreira win it was 1-0 (9.63%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 4.7% likelihood.