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 Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 46.67%. A win for Arsenal had a probability of 30.16% and a draw had a probability of 23.17%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 2-1 with a probability of 8.79%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.29%) and 2-0 (7.03%). The likeliest Arsenal win was 1-2 (7.1%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.44%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 6.2% likelihood.