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 64.44%. A draw had a probability of 21.5% and a win for Maritimo had a probability of 14.09%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-1 with a probability of 13.57%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (12.8%) and 1-2 (9.54%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.11%), while for a Maritimo win it was 1-0 (5.36%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 12.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.
