A year into Russell Martin's reign, Southampton have a relatively settled squad, while Lazio are undergoing something of a rebuild. Therefore, Saints will make the most of home advantage to post another morale-boosting friendly win.
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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 Southampton win with a probability of 44.73%. A win for Lazio had a probability of 31.36% and a draw had a probability of 23.9%.
The most likely scoreline for a Southampton win was 2-1 with a probability of 9.16%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (8.12%) and 2-0 (6.75%). The likeliest Lazio win was 1-2 (7.47%), while for a drawn scoreline it was 1-1 (11.01%). The actual scoreline of 1-1 was predicted with an 11% likelihood.