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 52.7%. A win for Barcelona had a probability of 24.84% and a draw had a probability of 22.5%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.7%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.34%) and 2-0 (7.87%). The likeliest Barcelona win was 1-2 (6.33%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.27%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 5.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted that Barcelona would win this match.