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 Arouca win with a probability of 45.86%. A win for Boavista had a probability of 27.6% and a draw had a probability of 26.5%.
The most likely scoreline for an Arouca win was 1-0 with a probability of 12%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9%) and 2-0 (8.59%). The likeliest Boavista win was 0-1 (8.78%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.57%). The actual scoreline of 4-1 was predicted with a 1.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Arouca would win this match.