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 66.38%. A draw had a probability of 20.72% and a win for Arouca had a probability of 12.94%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.8%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (11.25%) and 1-2 (10.25%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.35%) , while for a Arouca win it was 1-0 (4.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood.