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 Chelsea win with a probability of 61.44%. A draw had a probability of 21.2% and a win for Udinese had a probability of 17.38%.
The most likely scoreline for a Chelsea win was 0-1 with a probability of 10.55%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 0-2 (10.46%) and 1-2 (9.94%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (10.02%), while for a Udinese win it was 1-0 (5.05%). The actual scoreline of 1-3 was predicted with a 6.6% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Chelsea would win this match.