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 Belenenses win with a probability of 36.26%. A win for Maritimo had a probability of 34.37% and a draw had a probability of 29.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Belenenses win was 1-0 with a probability of 12.6%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-1 (7.41%) and 2-0 (6.95%). The likeliest Maritimo win was 0-1 (12.18%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (13.43%). The actual scoreline of 2-0 was predicted with a 7% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Belenenses would win this match.