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 39.1%. A win for Braga had a probability of 34.5% and a draw had a probability of 26.41%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-1 with a probability of 8.84%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (8.62%) and 0-2 (6.34%). The likeliest Braga win was 1-0 (8.34%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.2%). The actual scoreline of 2-2 was predicted with a 5.9% likelihood.