A goal-fest should not be expected in Saturday's late kickoff, as both teams are far from prolific and average less than one goal per game. Instead, a single strike may decide matters, with the hosts most likely to produce it.
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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 Torino win with a probability of 56.97%. A draw had a probability of 24.6% and a win for Empoli had a probability of 18.4%.
The most likely scoreline for a Torino win was 1-0 with a probability of 14.26%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 2-0 (11.62%) and 2-1 (9.37%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (11.49%), while for a Empoli win it was 0-1 (7.05%). The actual scoreline of 1-0 was predicted with a 14.3% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted a 1-0 win for Torino in this match.