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 Real Madrid win with a probability of 54.73%. A win for Benfica had a probability of 22.79% and a draw had a probability of 22.48%.
The most likely scoreline for a Real Madrid win was 1-0 with a probability of 9.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.28%) and 2-0 (8.4%). The likeliest Benfica win was 1-2 (5.76%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (9.94%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with a 9.3% likelihood.