Santa Clara continue to struggle for consistency in the Primeira Liga and find themselves languishing just above the drop zone. Sporting Lisbon head into Friday's game on a brilliant run of results against the hosts, and considering the level of strength and experience between the two sides, we anticipate Amorim's men will extend their dominance in this fixture.
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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 Sporting Lisbon win with a probability of 65.44%. A draw had a probability of 20.4% and a win for Santa Clara had a probability of 14.14%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-2 with a probability of 12.08%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-1 (12.04%) and 1-2 (9.74%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.71%), while for a Santa Clara win it was 1-0 (4.84%). The actual scoreline of 3-2 was predicted with a 1.1% likelihood.
