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 78.2%. A draw had a probability of 14.1% and a win for Tondela had a probability of 7.66%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 2-0 with a probability of 12.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.89%) and 1-0 (9.72%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.72%), while for a Tondela win it was 0-1 (2.59%). The actual scoreline of 4-0 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.