Masters of the 1-0 win, Juventus were dealt a taste of their own medicine last weekend, but they should surely build on Thursday's success by getting the better of downtrodden Samp. The visitors can barely buy a goal, while their hosts tend to find a way past even the deepest defence - quite often through set-pieces.
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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 Juventus win with a probability of 67.99%. A draw had a probability of 19.7% and a win for Sampdoria had a probability of 12.29%.
The most likely scoreline for a Juventus win was 2-0 with a probability of 13.05%. The next most likely scorelines for that outcome were 1-0 (12.81%) and 2-1 (9.51%). The likeliest drawn scoreline was 1-1 (9.34%), while for a Sampdoria win it was 0-1 (4.58%). The actual scoreline of 4-2 was predicted with a 1.2% likelihood. Our team at Sports Mole and our data analysis both correctly predicted that Juventus would win this match.