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 Benfica win with a probability of 82.18%. A draw had a probability of 11.8% and a win for SC Farense had a probability of 5.97%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.02%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.47%) and 1-0 (8.41%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.6%), while for a SC Farense win it was 0-1 (1.96%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 2.5% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.