Porto head into the game as arguably the most in-form side in the division and will be backing themselves to extend their dominance against the inconsistent visitors.
Santa Clara have managed just one win away from home all season, and we predict Porto will make use of their home advantage and come away with a comfortable victory.
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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 Porto win with a probability of 80.42%. A draw had a probability of 13.2% and a win for Santa Clara had a probability of 6.39%.
The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.42%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 3-0 (11.81%) and 1-0 (10.17%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (6.27%), while for a Santa Clara win it was 0-1 (2.38%). The actual scoreline of 3-0 was predicted with an 11.8% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.
