Coverage of the Primeira Liga clash between Pacos de Ferreira and Sporting Lisbon.
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 52.26%. A draw had a probability of 24.5% and a win for Pacos de Ferreira had a probability of 23.28%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 0-1 with a probability of 11.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-2 (9.63%) and 0-2 (9.45%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.63%), while for a Pacos de Ferreira win it was 1-0 (7.03%). The actual scoreline of 0-2 was predicted with a 9.5% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.
