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 79.21%. A draw had a probability of 14% and a win for SC Farense had a probability of 6.79%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.86%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.72%) and 1-0 (10.92%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.64%), while for a SC Farense win it was 0-1 (2.62%). The actual scoreline of 3-1 was predicted with a 7.1% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.