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 80.73%. A draw had a probability of 12.5% and a win for Estoril Praia had a probability of 6.75%.
The most likely scoreline for a Benfica win was 0-2 with a probability of 11.63%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-3 (10.92%) and 1-2 (8.29%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (5.89%), while for a Estoril Praia win it was 2-1 (2.1%). The actual scoreline of 1-2 was predicted with an 8.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Benfica would win this match.