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 80.96%. A draw had a probability of 12.7% and a win for Rio Ave had a probability of 6.33%.
The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.61%) and 1-0 (9.39%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.04%), while for a Rio Ave win it was 0-1 (2.22%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 3.4% likelihood.