Braga boasts a superior record in the recent meetings between the sides and will be seeking to maintain their run of results against the hosts. However, Porto appear simply unstoppable at the moment and we predict they will claim all three points and continue their impressive title challenge.
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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 58.21%. A draw had a probability of 21.3% and a win for Braga had a probability of 20.48%.
The most likely scoreline for a Porto win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.9%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (8.9%) and 1-0 (8.84%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.83%), while for a Braga win it was 1-2 (5.47%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with an 8.8% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Porto would win this match.