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 74.71%. A draw had a probability of 17.31% and a win for Nacional had a probability of 8.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.85%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (14.78%) and 3-0 (10.24%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.31%) , while for a Nacional win it was 0-1 (3.52%). The actual scoreline of 2-1 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood.