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 Porto win with a probability of 75.39%. A draw had a probability of 15.6% and a win for Nacional had a probability of 8.96%.
The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.67%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (10.38%) and 3-0 (10.31%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.44%), while for a Nacional win it was 0-1 (3.05%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with a 10.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.