The Match
Preview
Sports Mole previews Tuesday's Champions League clash between Besiktas and Sporting Lisbon, including predictions, team news and possible lineups.
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 42.29%. A win for Besiktas had a probability of 36.61% and a draw had a probability of 21.1%.
The most likely scoreline for a Sporting Lisbon win was 1-2 with a probability of 7.87%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-3 (5.24%) and 2-3 (4.84%). The likeliest Besiktas win was 2-1 (7.3%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (7.89%). The actual scoreline of 1-4 was predicted with a 2.6% likelihood. Our data analysis correctly predicted that Sporting Lisbon would win this match.
| Result | ||
| Besiktas | Draw | Sporting Lisbon |
| 36.61% | 21.1% | 42.29% |
| Both teams to score 72.82% |
| Goals |
| Over 2.5 | Under 2.5 |
