Benfica wird am Samstag auf den Gipfel des Primeira Liga-Tisches klettern, wenn sie reisen, um es mit Belenenses aufzunehmen.
Da Aguias kürzlich in der portugiesischen Spitzenfahrt vom Spitzenplatz abgefallen ist, bleiben sie nur einen Punkt hinter dem Ligaführer Porto auf dem dritten Platz.
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 59.89%. A draw had a probability of 23% and a win for Belenenses had a probability of 17.07%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.24%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.72%) and 1-2 (9.64%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.89%), while for a Belenenses win it was 1-0 (6.15%). The actual scoreline of 0-7 was predicted with a 0.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.