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 Manchester City win with a probability of 54.59%. A win for Sporting Lisbon had a probability of 26.11% and a draw had a probability of 19.3%.
The most likely scoreline for a Manchester City win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-1 (6.63%) and 3-2 (5.48%). The likeliest Sporting Lisbon win was 1-2 (5.66%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (6.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 1.7% likelihood.