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 Benfica win with a probability of 74.04%. A draw had a probability of 16.7% and a win for Tondela had a probability of 9.22%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-2 with a probability of 13.58%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (11.85%) and 0-3 (10.38%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.94%), while for a Tondela win it was 1-0 (3.46%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 13.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted a 0-2 win for Benfica in this match.