Braga put on an impressive show of class as they overturned their two-goal deficit and progressed to the last 16 of the Europa League. Next up is an inconsistent Santa Clara side who have managed just one win from their last five games in all competitions and we predict they will build on their midweek performance and come away with all three points.
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Data Analysis
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 Braga win with a probability of 77.06%. A draw had a probability of 14.9% and a win for Santa Clara had a probability of 8.01%.
The most likely scoreline for a Braga win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.11%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (10.87%) and 1-0 (10.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (7.1%), while for a Santa Clara win it was 0-1 (2.85%). The actual scoreline of 0-0 was predicted with a 4.2% likelihood.