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 43.95%. A win for Sporting Lisbon had a probability of 32.42% and a draw had a probability of 23.6%.
The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.04%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (7.58%) and 2-0 (6.38%). The likeliest Sporting Lisbon win was 1-2 (7.61%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (10.74%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with a 10.7% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole correctly predicted a draw in this match.