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 Porto win with a probability of 61.19%. A draw had a probability of 20.3% and a win for Manchester United had a probability of 18.54%.
The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.88%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (9.09%) and 1-0 (8.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.28%), while for a Manchester United win it was 1-2 (5.05%). The actual scoreline of 3-3 was predicted with a 1.4% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.