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 67.63%. A draw had a probability of 18.5% and a win for Santa Clara had a probability of 13.89%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 2-0 with a probability of 10.62%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.77%) and 1-0 (9.4%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (8.64%), while for a Santa Clara win it was 1-2 (3.98%). The actual scoreline of 0-1 was predicted with a 3.8% likelihood.