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 46.23%. A win for Sporting Lisbon had a probability of 27.29% and a draw had a probability of 26.47%.
The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 1-0 with a probability of 10.82%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (9.39%) and 2-0 (7.7%). The likeliest Sporting Lisbon win was 0-1 (7.14%) , while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (12.68%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 7.3% likelihood.